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

[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Mon, Jun 02, 2008 at 05:23:07PM -0400, Dean Collins wrote:
>    Ouch is it me or does this seem on the high side for a wholesale bundle (or
>    is this retail and wholesale is 20-30% off dependant on volume).

I would assume that's retail, yes.

Computer people, and in my experience even Asterisk people, tend to
forget how high the markup is on packaged telephony gear -- and more to
the point, *why* it's that high.

Cheers,
-- jra
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