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Washington Post

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The Washington Post has picked up on last week's Lotus press release from IBM: "IBM Counters Microsoft's Software Seat-stealing Boast". The subtitle is "Microsoft may be targeting Notes users, but they won't be switching without a fight from IBM."

It's good that the press is sensing this change of mood. I see IBM climbing back into the ring for a fight. But Microsoft is going to fight hard and dirty, and they've had a lot more practice, and they have a lot more fans to cheer them on. It might not be pretty ...