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IW Interactive -- Flash Vote Results

The results are in--here's what you thought of the IBM/Lotus takeover:

Total number of respondents: 359

NOTE: Some percentages add up to more than 100 as multiple responses were allowed.

1.Why do you think IBM is bidding for Lotus?: To pump up OS/2............................54%
To enter the groupware market......74%
Other...............................................27%
2. Will business users be served well by the acq uisition?: Yes..................................................68%
No.....................................................28%
Did not respond.................................4%
3. Will you be more or less likely to buy OS/2?: More likely.......................................19%
Less likely.........................................7%
Already installed..............................24%
Makes no difference..........................47%
4. Will you be more or less likely to buy Lotus Notes?: More likely........................................36%
Less likely........................................16%
Already installed................................12%
Makes no difference............................33%
Did not respond....................................3%
5. Will the merger of Lotus and IBM work? Will IBM be able to retain Lotus's intellectual assets and talent?: Yes.....................................................59%
No.......................................................35%
Did not respond................................... 6%
6. Will the future of business computing be driven by the operating system (Windows95, Windows NT, OS/2, Unix) or by the application (groupware, productivity suites, enterprise applications.): Operating system................................32%
Application.......................................... 58%
Did not respond...................................10%