[Asterisk-Users] Polycom Images

[mattf]

They would also be competing indirectly with themselves(Cisco and Avaya
license their technology in their phones). But the real reason comes down to
support. I've been following the Polycom/Asterisk thing for 2 years now and
it really comes down to the fact that they do not want Asterisk users
calling them. They want them to call the person that sold them the phone,
but usually those resellers have no idea where to get the firmware or they
aren't authorized by Polycom to give it out. There are a few resellers that
do have a clue and can get you the firmware. You can probably post to the
BIZ list to get a hold of a reseller that will help you.

MATT---


-----Original Message-----
From: Charlie Watts [mailto:cwatts at mercurypay.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 3:58 PM
To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Polycom Images


Manjit Riat wrote:
> Out of curiosity what's the reason? Why would they not sell phones to
> asterisk users? Do they not trust asterisk or their phones to work
> with each other?  

My guess: They don't want to compete with the folks that OEM Polycom
hardware. Lots of commercial phone system vendors just re-brand Polycom
phones, and Polycom doesn't want to hurt their relationship with those
businesses.

I bet that at some point one of the Asterisk-using Polycom vendors gets
the momentum to get a better Polycom<->Asterisk user relationship going.
The trouble is that most of the Asterisk-using hardware vendors are
hardware agnostic, and don't want sign anything that says "We'll only
sell Polycom equipment".
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