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In their defense, Outlook and Exchange were created to compete with Lotus Notes. As much as Office interacted poorly with open standards, it was that it interac
by whoopdedo 3y ago
In their defense, Outlook and Exchange were created to compete with Lotus Notes. As much as Office interacted poorly with open standards, it was that it interacted with them at all that made it more successful than the other commercial office software in the 90s.
- manuelabeledo 3y agoI don't see it as a defense, as much as it was a strategy. They may have made their software more standard compliant, and when they gained enough market share, they tried locking competitors out of their environment.