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color=#0000ff size=2>Bill,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>It's quite likely that some current and future
competitors have reviewed our product, and of course it is very difficult to
prevent this. This is why one must learn from ones own mistakes
faster than the competition does.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>-Mike</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Bill Michaelson [mailto:bill@cosi.com]
<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 22, 2006 8:42 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Commercial and
Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [asterisk-biz]
Asterisk TS-1<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>And I won't argue about whether you did it first, because I don't
care. I'll just regard your assertion as axiomatic, which raises the
question of whether "imitators" as you chose to label one of your competitors,
might have had the benefit of learning from your mistakes after having had the
opportunity to test your production product.<BR><BR>The VoIP Connection
wrote:<BR>
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color=#0000ff size=2>Well, it's pretty much impossible to argue with that
assertion. I would not claim that it isn't obvious, only
that it's a good idea and we did it first. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=844003823-22012006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>My main point is that it can be tricky to make these
things work properly, and we have a production tested
product.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael Crown</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Managing Partner</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
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href="http://www.thevoipconnection.com">www.thevoipconnection.com</A></FONT>
<BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>321.989.6728 ext. 611</FONT> <BR><FONT
face=Arial size=2><A class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated
href="mailto:sip:611@voiceserver.thevoipconnection.com">sip:611@voiceserver.thevoipconnection.com</A></FONT>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Bill Michaelson [<A
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href="mailto:bill@cosi.com">mailto:bill@cosi.com</A>] <BR><B>Sent:</B>
Sunday, January 22, 2006 2:43 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Commercial and
Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
[asterisk-biz] Asterisk TS-1<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>Your device looks like a
good product. But I suspect that many, if not most of the
subscribers to this list regard the concept as pretty obvious. I
think you are indulging in a conceit to declare the Xorcom device to be an
imitation of your product, regardless of how long you've been selling
it.<BR><BR>The VoIP Connection wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite=mid20060122185322.332B8C608@lists.digium.com type="cite"><PRE wrap="">The TS-1 is a pretty transparent attempt to cash in on the success of our
VS-1 Asterisk Voice Server. Of course, imitation is the sincerest form of
flattery, but flash-based systems have to be designed correctly or they
won't last. If you want something that has been proven in production for
almost two years now, take a look at the original:
<A class=moz-txt-link-freetext href="http://www.thevoipconnection.com/store/catalog/product_16214_VS1trade_Asteri">http://www.thevoipconnection.com/store/catalog/product_16214_VS1trade_Asteri</A>
sk_PBX_Voice_Server.html
These machines have enough horsepower to handle a small business. The VS-1
provides additional storage for configuration, voicemail, CDR's, log files,
etc. -Mike
Michael Crown
Managing Partner
<A class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated href="http://www.thevoipconnection.com">www.thevoipconnection.com</A>
321.989.6728 ext. 611
<A class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated href="mailto:sip:611@voiceserver.thevoipconnection.com">sip:611@voiceserver.thevoipconnection.com</A>
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From: Jean-Michel Hiver [<A class=moz-txt-link-freetext href="mailto:jhiver@ykoz.net">mailto:jhiver@ykoz.net</A>]
Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 7:00 AM
To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion;
Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion
Subject: [asterisk-biz] Asterisk TS-1
This unit looks nice:
<A class=moz-txt-link-freetext href="http://www.xorcom.com/ts-1/features.html">http://www.xorcom.com/ts-1/features.html</A>
It's not very powerful but I'm sure it's more than enough as
a clever SOHO end point, say to manage SIP phones properly.
You probably still have to do voicemail IP-centrex style though.
Any ideas about pricing?
Cheers,
Jean-Michel.
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