[asterisk-users] Microsoft Office Communications Server

[Tzafrir Cohen]

On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 01:49:23AM +0000, Senad Jordanovic wrote:

> I have been a MS windows desktop user for a while as many other people 
> have. It mostly works except at times one needs to maintain/repair what 
> one bought. I have switched :)
> 
> Imagine, repairing an engine of your brand new car you just bought? 
> Imagine "restarting" your TV because it just froze?  What if your shoes 
> have "just" changed colour to "blue screen"?

TV sets and such are simple enough. But when the device gets more
sofficticated then, yes: reboot tends to become a first reaction.
routers and similar devices (even linux-based ones) don't provide you
much debugging help. And are known to crash occasionally.

> It will just not "pass", will it? ... You will DEMAND a service for your 
> car/TV,shoes or you may return it or whatever.

With such devices the software is often too buggy because there was not
enough time to develop and debug it.

> 
> So.. Imagine how much your business will be affected with a phone SYSTEM 
> based on a such operating system, one which can not even meet basic 
> desktop user requirements let alone crucial every day in/out business 
> communications tool like a phone system.

Right. Asterisk never crashes. Asterisk is completely solid.

> 
> At the end, if you do not answer a call some else will!!!

Three are not convincing enough. I think the following is more
convincing:

  SIP/TCP will eat your babies!!!!!

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