Really??? And this didnt work with the non-3g version (i stand to be corrected, but i think the previous version had EDGE?):-p
Come on - this is not really worthy of making headline news!
I agree, its great having a choice as to what operating system you purchase with your system, but we live in a free society (well most of us at least...) where organizations, like individuals, are free to do business as they please (Obviously within the constraints of the Law). It comes down to the consumer having to make the final decision; if they don't like what a particular supplier has on offer, then go elsewhere.
Organizations are there to do business, by doing business they provide employment for countless people, which in turn enables those people to provide for themselves and their families. If doing business means pushing a product with a better value proposition from a proprietary provider (such as Microsoft) as opposed to a Linux 'vendor', then so be it. This option, I'm absolutely sure, appeals to a large portion of their target market.
I am a great fan of Linux, and am in no way trying to be a troll - I am just trying to highlight the realities involved. Yes, it would be nice to live in an ideal world where the consumer has the final say over what they get for their purchase. To a degree, we do have that choice, no one is forcing you to buy from a particular consumer, or accept their price on face value.
Thats the whole point - Lotus Domino isnt a Relational database. Its more just a case of all the data being bundled together and filtered out by the forms. Infact, some literature that I have read on Lotus Notes/Domino advise against trying to use it for anything remotely transactional and/or relational.
Where its strength lies is in migrating tradional paper form based processes to an electronic format and automating manual workflow steps.
I am not a huge fan of Notes, but if pressed, I will admit that it has its place.
As for the topic - ODF support from Notes - Great! The more apps that support it the better for all of us developers!
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Really??? And this didnt work with the non-3g version (i stand to be corrected, but i think the previous version had EDGE?) :-p
Come on - this is not really worthy of making headline news!
I agree, its great having a choice as to what operating system you purchase with your system, but we live in a free society (well most of us at least...) where organizations, like individuals, are free to do business as they please (Obviously within the constraints of the Law). It comes down to the consumer having to make the final decision; if they don't like what a particular supplier has on offer, then go elsewhere.
Organizations are there to do business, by doing business they provide employment for countless people, which in turn enables those people to provide for themselves and their families. If doing business means pushing a product with a better value proposition from a proprietary provider (such as Microsoft) as opposed to a Linux 'vendor', then so be it. This option, I'm absolutely sure, appeals to a large portion of their target market.
I am a great fan of Linux, and am in no way trying to be a troll - I am just trying to highlight the realities involved. Yes, it would be nice to live in an ideal world where the consumer has the final say over what they get for their purchase. To a degree, we do have that choice, no one is forcing you to buy from a particular consumer, or accept their price on face value.
Thats the whole point - Lotus Domino isnt a Relational database. Its more just a case of all the data being bundled together and filtered out by the forms. Infact, some literature that I have read on Lotus Notes/Domino advise against trying to use it for anything remotely transactional and/or relational.
Where its strength lies is in migrating tradional paper form based processes to an electronic format and automating manual workflow steps.
I am not a huge fan of Notes, but if pressed, I will admit that it has its place.
As for the topic - ODF support from Notes - Great! The more apps that support it the better for all of us developers!