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color=#0000ff> > </FONT></SPAN>C'mon guys! Certify a few current
model servers and be done with it.<SPAN class=924535713-09062006><FONT
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class=924535713-09062006><FONT color=#0000ff>Problem is, certification is a
moving target and can become invalid with something as simple as a BIOS change
by the manufacturer. Now that the barrier to entry to changing a design
is almost nil, manufacturers love to screw around with designs to save a few
bucks. I have seen two identical boxes, labelled as such by the
manufacturer, bought in the same time period, but with different guts.
Digium would wind up with egg on their faces</FONT> <FONT
color=#0000ff>by certifying a system, then 90 days later after everyone buys
it, finds out that some subtle change by the manufacturer has destabilized the
config. </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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class=924535713-09062006><FONT color=#0000ff>I agree it is frustrating as
hell, but this is the price we pay. Would you rather buy a Mitel for 10X the
$$$? Maybe in some circumstances, it is worth it. </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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