"IBM opened a fresh front in the desktop wars when it announced the 24 July 2006 release of Lotus Notes on Linux.
"By mating one of the industry's most mature, hardened, enterprise-level messaging, calendaring and group scheduling systems with the Linux desktop, IBM created a powerful new consideration for those weighing Windows vs. Linux deployment at the client level.
"You can now run Lotus Notes on darned near any operating system that strikes your fancy. Don't even think about trying that with Microsoft Outlook..."
