On: Why Hypercard Had to Die (2011)

[goatlover]

Isn't that kind of what Lotus Notes did? Everyone ended up hating the email client foisted on people after IBM bought it, but the workflow capabilities and and form designer were really nice.

[TuringTest → goatlover]

Yes; unfortunately the culture of "do it yourself software" died when Apple's model of "information appliance" took off.[1]

[1] See related article by same author: http://www.loper-os.org/?p=316 On the Still-Undefeated Tyranny of Apple.