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New Open Source Lotus Symphony Poised for Success
Jul 10, 2008, 15 :45 UTC (3 Talkback[s]) (6431 reads)

(Other stories by Lou Dolinar)

"It's arguably the prettiest alternative to Microsoft Office, with a clean interface in a soothing IBM blue. Oddly, the once-biggest name in computing christened it Lotus Symphony, after a spectacular and expensive failure that dates back to the days of DOS.

"But this new IBM Lotus Symphony seems poised for success. It is the latest open-source freebie, with version 1.0 released at the end of May. It includes a word processing module, a spreadsheet and presentation graphics package..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
 Please, Lotus Symphony is crap!! Really ...   Good try IBM! Better luck next time!   
Shamar
Jul 10, 2008, 17:44:41
 
This article is not only a waste of time ...   It's free, but it's not Open Source!   
garyedwards
Jul 10, 2008, 23:06:56
 
It sucks. Is slow. Is unstable. Lacks fe ...   Lotus Symphony = ***   
itnut
Apr 20, 2009, 18:19:59
 
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