[asterisk-biz] Check this out :(

Thu Oct 11 19:59:28 CDT 2007

Does any Body knows the price of this Product?

On 10/11/07, Aleks Clark <aleks.clark at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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
> > > Evariste Systems
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> > > Direct : +1-678-954-0671
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> > > Aleks Clark
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> > >
> >
> > --
> > Alex Balashov
> > Evariste Systems
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