IBM Launches "Exchange Killer" uhhh OK

CMP has an article talking about how IBM says their new IBM Notes Domino Express is an "Exchange Killer". Well I haven't worked with Notes in a very long time (hopefully the user interface is better as I preferred Outlook back then) but take a look at the price per license.

They are targeting the SMB crowd and so again it comes down to what is your "definition" of SMB. IBM is offering Express for $48/user and it looks like up to 1000 users. Man that's a big Express! IBM quotes that Exchange is $98/user. Granted in the Big Boy version of Exchange I give them that (although I'm sure with Open Value you can get that down), but what about SBS 2003 standard that includes Exchange for up to 75 users? Let's see $599 divided by 75 users is about $8/user and that includes your OS, sharepoint, RWW, and all the other stuff that makes SBS great.

Sorry IBM you're still thinking too big for me. I have a hard time selling $8/user for email let alone $48/user. With accounts like GMail and Hotmail increasing what they give away it'll get even harder for the "S" of SMB to buy into email.