I finally have an answer to my post about no beta code being available for Notes 8: “this was already addressed in teh database.”

Not quite the answer I was expecting, but I followed the link all the same.

That led me to this post which states:

Sorry, the initial 8.0 release will only include Windows and Linux clients. MAC is slated for 8.0.1. That was announced at Lotusphere.

After that, we intend going forward to keep Windows, Linux, and MAC in sync.

Bummer! However, for as many years as I can remember, Lotus has gone back and forth about the release of new versions of their software on different platforms. One year they will keep them in sync, the next they won’t. Its tough to keep track of which one they’re attempting at any give time.

Regardless, this is really a shame. I left Lotusphere with the feeling that Lotus had recognized the value in launching software across all platforms at once. I thought their adoption of Eclipse would help facilitate that. I also thought someone at Lotus/IBM understood that by doing all of this AND integrating editiors for spreadsheets, word processing and presentation; they would be able to make it easier for companies to break away from the hold of Microsoft and move to a more IBM/Lotus-centric software world.

That mights still be the case, but I bet it won’t happen until a X.0.1 release of something.