But not because of the workflows. I'd argue it was hated mostly because its changing management at some point decided they need to market it as a (poor) groupwa

But not because of the workflows. I'd argue it was hated mostly because its changing management at some point decided they need to market it as a (poor) groupware/messaging platform rather than an application platform, for which I'd argue it's still great. Once you've replicated an application locally it allows interacting with near zero latency. Development is possible for non-programmers who are proficient at developing excel spreadsheet - the alternative at the same development cost is sending those around.