(Updated on 6/12/2008 @ 10:54am to include more links based on comments)
(Updated on 6/13/2008 @ 9:19am to include link from ZDNET)
My blog about the IBM vs Microsoft shootout has generated a lot of buzz in the blogosphere. So much so that I commented about to customers and business partners during my most recent trip to Rio de Janeiro. And the consensus was the same from everyone: "Send me the links to all this information". Therefore, this blog entry tries to capture all the comments from blogosphere so that I can send just one link going forward. Enjoy!
Comments from IBMers (biased of course):
- IBM wins round 1
- Enterprise 2.0: Round 1 to IBM
- Microsoft concedes that Lotus Connections is better than Sharepoint
- Microsoft says Sharepoint is a Portal, not Social Software
- Stars of Enterprise 2.0
- Lotus Connections causing a stir at Enterprise 2.0 conference
- Great response to Lotus Connections bake-off at Enterprise 2.0
Comments from non-IBMers (perhaps more valuable!)
- IBM kills Microsoft -- Comments from Twitter
- IBM trounced Microsoft in head-to-head competition
- IBM looks better for various reasons
- IBM shows Microsoft that social computing is about the people
- IBM-Microsoft shootout at Enterprise 2.0
- Enterprise 2.0: Social Computing: IBM vs Microsoft
- KMSpace: Social Computing Platforms IBM & Microsoft
- Reactions to SharePoint session at the Enterprise 2.0 conference
- KMHobbie: Social computing platforms - IBM & Microsoft
- CIO.com: Enterprise 2.0 Faceoff: Microsoft lags behind IBM in Social Software
- The 451 Group: Microsoft vs IBM
- First Day surprise at Enterprise 2.0 in Boston
- Enterprise 2.0: IBM's Social Networking Directions
- ZDNET: Microsoft get its clock cleaned by IBM
(Updated 6/20/2008): How the Bake-Off was organized and why IBM won
I'm particularly impressed by the amount of non-IBMer feedback. Feedback that's not biased and clearly points to the fact that IBM is the clear leader, with no competition, in the social software space. I'm so proud of being an IBMer!
So there you have it. If your customers want proof that Sharepoint has no play in the Social Software space and that Microsoft admits to the fact, send them a link to this entry!
P.S. If I find more I will update this entry and mark the updates. And if you know of more, add a comment to this blog.