[Asterisk-Users] SPA-3000 - the party's over :-(

[Rich Adamson]

That's the same as I heard, but sure wish we didn't have to reboot
that new box every morning.

> I heard it was actually Longhorn Embedded VoIP version with free
> automatic updates if buy 500 CALS and software assurance.
> 
> -D
> 
> On 1/23/06, Cory Andrews <Cory at voipsupply.com> wrote:
> > Anyone have a conspiracy theory or two to roll into this thread?  Cisco is
> > actually coming out with a new line of gateways that only support IAX, and
> > will be porting their entire Callmanager platform to IAX.  The best thing
> > about these gateways is that they will actually be running an embedded
> > version of Microsoft Windows 98 SE (Second Edition).
> >
> > Cory J Andrews
> >
> > >
> > >> > > I can't speculate as to why their sales of Linksys/Sipura products
> > >> > > have
> > >> > > been restricted, but as a Linksys VAD I can say we are not under any
> > >> > > such restriction at present.
> > >> >
> > >> > its pretty obvious, linksys/sipura are shifting to selling primarily to
> > >> > service providers who would provide service-locked ATAs to end users.
> > >> >
> > >> > sipura telegraphed their intent a long while back by withholding
> > >> > auto-provisioning documentation from anyone except service providers,
> > >> > and
> > >> > now they have completed the move by no longer allowing sales to end
> > >> > users
> > >> > at all.
> > >
> > > That seems to be right in line with Chamber's objective to be a major
> > > player in the home market. He's certainly not going approach that
> > > objective
> > > by selling one/two devices at a time, so it makes sense he'd change the
> > > sales/marketing approach to focus/lock-in higher volume
> > > customers/resellers
> > > regardless of what the rest of us think.
> > >
> > > That certainly isn't the last shoe to drop in the voip market; wait till
> > > the next level(s) of announcements from Cisco.
> > >
> > > If I were going to bet a couple bucks on this, I'd suggest the spa3000
> > > will
> > > disappear alltogether, and a replacement in the form of a linksys box with
> > > a faster processor is not far behind.