I wonder why it is that many believe Notes is dead?  Compare and contrast two recent announcements from IBM and Apple

Notes/Domino 8.5 release

(There is a little link in the news banner in the centre of the screen to a press release about Notes on the Mac)

iLife ’09

On Apple’s site, there are loads of videos and information telling us why iLife ’09 is worth upgrading to. On the IBM site we get

If I hadn’t been to Lotusphere 2008 and didn’t follow the Lotus related blogs, would this page really convince me that Notes 8.5 is a fantastic product?