What you describe is IBM's view of a Domino developer. I would say that currently only a minority would fit into this profile. And if we assume that a very high percentage of the installed base has not even reached Notes/Domino version 8 so stuff like Composite Applications, Eclipse plugins and more are not on the task list.
I have been driving my way in this niche market for years and expect this to work for some more. IBM never committed to my customer group (Micro SMB) so I cannot blame them that they don't care much about .Net and throw their Workplace stuff into the product. They have been telling it for years that this is going to happen so I am not allowed to complain. I am even thankful that they do it in a way that will allow me/customers some years of transition time.
IBM is a very big (and very successful) company. They have the power to do very big things and to get out of a business if they think that it does not fit into their strategy. They did not fail at all. Revenues are up, profit is up, growth has been tremendous and they are acquiring a lot. As a company, IBM is a clear winner, with a strategy that works for them.
What you describe is IBM's view of a Domino developer. I would say that currently only a minority would fit into this profile. And if we assume that a very high percentage of the installed base has not even reached Notes/Domino version 8 so stuff like Composite Applications, Eclipse plugins and more are not on the task list.
I have been driving my way in this niche market for years and expect this to work for some more. IBM never committed to my customer group (Micro SMB) so I cannot blame them that they don't care much about .Net and throw their Workplace stuff into the product. They have been telling it for years that this is going to happen so I am not allowed to complain. I am even thankful that they do it in a way that will allow me/customers some years of transition time.
IBM is a very big (and very successful) company. They have the power to do very big things and to get out of a business if they think that it does not fit into their strategy. They did not fail at all. Revenues are up, profit is up, growth has been tremendous and they are acquiring a lot. As a company, IBM is a clear winner, with a strategy that works for them.