Carl Tyler: This is where and why Outlook is beating Notes for awareness

CArl Tyler is referring to the recently announced Microsoft / Compcast deal

Microsoft and Comcast announced a deal where the Comcast SMB customers will get access to hosted Outlook and Sharepoint.  No servers to deploy, support is provided as part of their regular monthly cost.  How does this hurt Notes/Domino?  Well SMB is where the growth opportunity is, this type of deal builds awareness, it's considered "free", go look for hosted Domino servers, there is probably a handful of hosting providers, for Exchange there are hundreds. For ease of accessibility in find a solution, Microsoft is winning hands down.  IBM really needs to focus heavily on this market, Domino is the perfect SMB solution if people knew about it and had easy access to it.
Comcast and Microsoft Launch Microsoft Communication Services From Comcast for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
Microsoft Q and A on the release

Source: This is where and why Outlook is beating Notes for awareness
Author: Carl Tyler
Date Published: Thu, 15 Nov 2007