Subject : Not sure whether my response will be useful...
...but for sure we do not see the across-the-board problems you indicate with Notes/Domino 8 in production or the 8.5 beta. There are 20,000+ postings in the Notes/Domino 8 forum, and based on survey and call data we know that 50% of Notes customers have begun ND8 rollout. At IBM alone, we've rolled out Notes 8 to more users than the size of nearly any of our clients...it works and we know it.
As for marketing, this is a favorite criticism point and an area where we can always do more. I suggest you listen to the Bob Picciano podcast from last week http://www.lotususergroup.org/submissions.nsf/lscontest?OpenForm
and read some of our PR from 2008 such as http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Ibm-NYSE-IBM-884845.html
--Ed / Director, Product Management, IBM Lotus
Feedback response number EBRL7MRUSP created by ~Manny Minboosisteroden on 12/28/2008
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