[asterisk-biz] Check this out :(

Thu Oct 11 19:22:20 CDT 2007

Alex, I concur. Like I said, I'm looking for the same thing that happened to
the xbox to happen to their voip hardware. XBMC is great stuff, it's the
reason I have an xbox (well, and halo ;) If in a year, I can get one of
their systems for ~150 with some pstn hardware and a cool little lcd
display, and put linux + oss voip on it, I'll be happy with MS for getting
into VoIP :D

On 10/11/07, Alex Balashov <abalashov at evaristesys.com> wrote:
>
>
> Yeah, but it has brand identity and well-defined, ubiquitous purpose and
> performance characteristics.  Of course, as you rightly observe, that can
> have nothing to do with intrinsic merit or the monetisation aspect of
> market acceptance (as opposed to the "hype" aspect).
>
> I would wager there is going to be a lot of noise about Microsoft
> telephony systems in the foreseeable future, due to its ability to
> engineer it.  But it seems to me like a very inflexible small-office
> PBX;  the moment any kind of sophistication or polymorphism is required,
> it's time to look elsewhere for something customisable, open-source and
> multifarious.
>
> And VoIP is kind of like that - look at all the things we are doing with
> it every day that extend far, far outside the domain of traditional PBX
> expectations.  Customised IVR systems, data acquisition interfaces, some
> degree of carrier network element functionality and switching,
> translation, routing, peering... a lot of the ingenuity of what is, in the
> end, a business-oriented Asterisk PBX system depends on the ability to
> flexibly integrate this type of functionality.
>
> -- Alex
>
> On Thu, 11 Oct 2007, shadowym wrote:
>
> > The Xbox is just a PC running gaming software for the consumer
> market.  They
> > have remained committed to it for years and lost a lot of money in the
> > process.  Despite what "impression" you may have by all the advertising
> and
> > hype, they continue to be spanked by Nintendo which sells 2 or 3 boxes
> for
> > every one Xbox.  Or maybe it's the Sony or maybe both.  Can't remember
> which
> > but Google will tell you.
> >
> > The only reason people seem to want it is for online Halo so it's a one
> > trick pony.  They just lost a billion dollars on that massive recall for
> > consoles going dead as well.
> >
> > From: Aleks Clark [mailto:aleks.clark at gmail.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 10:49 AM
> > To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion
> > Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] Check this out :(
> >
> > I dunno about the core competency...seems the Xbox is doing ok :D
> > On 10/11/07, Alex Balashov <abalashov at evaristesys.com
> > <mailto:abalashov at evaristesys.com> > wrote:
> >
> > Indeed.  We should all so be so lucky as to have an R&D budget 1/128th
> of
> > that size.  I've got lots of stuff I'd like to throw at the wall.  I'm
> > sure you do too.
> >
> > On Thu, 11 Oct 2007, shadowym wrote:
> >
> >> I agree,
> >>
> >> M$ is a blaster company.  They blast the wall with all sorts of stuff
> to
> > see
> >> what sticks and if nothing much happens after a year or two they move
> on.
> >> The farther away they are from their core competency the less likey
> they
> >> will remain committed to making a good product and sticking with
> it.  An
> > IP
> >> PBX is a LONG ways from their core compentency.
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Alex Balashov [mailto:abalashov at evaristesys.com]
> >> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 11:28 PM
> >> To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion
> >> Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] Check this out :(
> >>
> >>
> >> I am not particularly beset with the impression that the VoIP business
> >> community has anything to fear from this product or the particular
> >> vendor's attempt to enter the space.
> >>
> >> On Mon, 10 Sep 2007, Derrick Moennick wrote:
> >>
> >>> Looks like just another strong player entering into the IP telephony
> >>> world to make sure the world goes this route.
> >>>
> >>> Derrick
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com
> >>> [mailto: <mailto:asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com>
> > asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Michael S.
> >>> White
> >>> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 6:57 PM
> >>> To: 'Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion'
> >>> Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] Check this out :(
> >>>
> >>> I noticed this a while back - My thoughts were.
> >>>
> >>> Hmmm. I'm sure it will only require 3-4 reboots a day!
> >>>
> >>> Mike
> >>> http://www.8774e4voip.com <http://www.8774e4voip.com/>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Saysan Wrote-
> >>> http://www.microsoft.com/responsepoint/default.mspx
> >>>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Alex Balashov
> >> Evariste Systems
> >> Web    : http://www.evaristesys.com/
> >> Tel    : +1-678-954-0670
> >> Direct : +1-678-954-0671
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> Alex Balashov
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