[asterisk-biz] Digium, Polycom, and Netxusa Cutting Us Out?!?

[Steve Totaro]

I hate things like this.  Why would they want to cut out the 
VAR/Reseller/Consultant?

I had to jump through hoops to be setup as a client of NetxUSA several 
years ago so I could get wholesale pricing so I could make a buck or two 
off hardware and a few more bucks off setting up that hardware.  Now 
those dollars will not come my way.  I don't know if I can stomach the 
way this is starting to go.  This line really gets me, "With regional 
distribution offices and in-house certified engineers, NETXUSA assists 
business customers with the entire Digium-Polycom implementation."  I 
thought that was my job!  I certainly do not blame Polycom, but this is 
a real slap in the face move by Digium.

Anyways...  Let me digest this a little more.  Posting in anger is stupid.

http://www.asteriskvoipnews.com/polycom/digium_and_polycom_release_more_details_on_thier_partnership_program.html

"The /*BuyNOW*/ feature, within AsteriskNOW's Digium-designed GUI, 
greatly simplifies the phone purchasing process by immediately 
connecting users to NETXUSA <http://www.netxusa.com/>, a recognized 
leading distributor of Voice over Internet Protocol (*VoIP*) products 
and services. With regional distribution offices and in-house certified 
engineers, NETXUSA assists business customers with the entire 
Digium-Polycom implementation."

Thanks,
Steve Totaro
www.asteriskhelpdesk.com