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Re: [News] Microsoft to Penetrate VoIP Market Through Vertical Integration?

__/ [ 7 ] on Tuesday 12 December 2006 21:58 \__

> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> 
>> Microsoft starts test of new VoIP server
>> 
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | Microsoft Corp. started testing on Monday a new computer server software
>> | that allows corporate customers to make Web-based phone calls through
>> | its Office suite of business software.
>> `----
>> 
>> http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061212/wr_nm/microsoft_voip_dc
>> 
>> I don't think this qualifies as monopoly abuse, but it might. It is
>> similar to prebundling of software (e.g. media player, IM, Web browser) or
>> introduction of formats, some of which are proprietary or adverse to
>> common standards (e.g. XPS writer/reader, WMV/WMA, Office formats, DRM).
> 
> 
> If asterisk gets friendlier documentation and GUIfied and easy to use,
> there will be no need for a micoshaft solution.
 
There are vendors whose product present a nice front-end to Asterisk, as well
as ready-to-go appliances. Same with MythTV.

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