[asterisk-biz] PBX Functionality for Less than the Price of a KeySystem (3Com Asterisk IP Telephony Appliance)

[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Thu, Jun 05, 2008 at 01:21:29PM -0400, Steve Totaro wrote:
> But the most compelling argument against your markup is the fact that
> you must purchase support separately from the system, so how would
> that affect the price of the base system?

ZOMG.

The topic, Steve -- *my* topic: the thing I said I was talking about --
was "Why is the markup so much higher on telephony hardware than on
PC's?"

Just that.

Not any of the 57 varieties everyone seems to want to rewrite it into.

I wasn't talking specifically about this 3com system, nor about NBX.

And as it happens, a friend of mine who works for a wholesaler client
is one of those 3com certified tech, so yes, I know what they put them
through.

How do you think his employers pay his salary, pray tell?

Cheers,
-- jra
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