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Why IBM bought Lotus
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David Farquhar
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July 6, 2026, 11:37 a.m.
retro computing
IBM
Lotus Development
software acquisition
Business History
Summary
This blog post discusses IBM's acquisition of Lotus Development in 1995, highlighting Lotus's former status as a key player in the software industry and its flagship product, the spreadsheet Lotus 1-2-3.
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