[asterisk-users] Newbie alert: VoIP hardware

[Tilghman Lesher]

On Thursday 08 May 2008 11:03:34 John Novack wrote:
> Tilghman Lesher wrote:
> > On Thursday 08 May 2008 00:52:35 Steve Totaro wrote:
> >> I can certainly post more "dirt" from Mark's previous right hand man
> >> if you wish to continue this argument.
> >
> > I'd enjoy the chance to debunk the myths that you've heard.  So keep it
> > coming.
> >
> >> Why would Mark build a PBX from scratch for his start-up when a
> >> Toshiba, 3Com, or NEC could be had for a few hundred dollars (not to
> >> mention Mark's close ties with Adtran including funding.  Things just
> >> don't add up, let's use our brains and not by the zeitgeist put out by
> >> Digium.
> >
> > I presume you're talking about key systems, which, while they are
> > certainly cheaper than Asterisk even now, they lack customization.
>
> Although this thread is interesting, the arguments probably should be
> taken off list.

I disagree.  If there are myths being spread, we should address them full-on
and dispel those that are untrue.  The problem is that so many have been
spread for so long, that people have begun to believe that they are true,
regardless of the facts.

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Tilghman