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Why IBM bought Lotus

· David Farquhar · July 6, 2026, 11:37 a.m.

retro computing IBM Business History Lotus Development software acquisition

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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