Whether Notes is a superior "system" to MS Exchange doesn't matter. I have a full schedule this year migrating customers from Notes to Exchange. I thought last year was busy, but this year looks busier in that regard. Seems like this "feature" is a bit late for those folks.

As a Notes user for 2 years, I have to say it's freaking suck. I don't think there is an argument here. Drops menu change when you on different screen. So they make sure they will confuse the hell out of you.

wow, another freak complaining in the wrong thread.

If you are seeing inconsistency in one of them customized apps vs default apps (do you know the differences?) you will need to complain to the developers.

Lotus Notes/Domino is a platform, not an application.

At least you are not forced to re-learn the interfaces every few years just for the sake of "getting excited about the product."

I think Notes is misunderstood. People think of it as an email system when in reality it is a full ecosystem (client, app dev, server, etc). Email is just one of the applications delivered via Notes. In fact, there are other email "systems" which can run on Notes. If you don't like the one that ships in the box, you can even build your own. In fact, check out http://www.openntf.org/ for a slew of open source Notes apps -- including mail.

I do realize that email is the most widely used Notes app. IBM should consider this and redesign mail with a fresh look.

I was a big Lotus fan. They were a creative company with talented developers and big ideas. The day the merger announced was the day Lotus died as a company.

I know exactly what it is. The company I used to work for build their system around it, and it is damn slow and complicated to use. Remember, the whole point of software is user friendly. Not a software developer for another developer to use.