Hi Mike,
Mike Derouin wrote:
http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1604
Interesting rumors starting to float about the upcoming update to Microsoft
Office Communication Server. Apparently new features include ' easier
Asterisk phone integration'.
Those who have been in the IT business for a while will recognise this
as part of a familiar pattern .
In a way, it's a compliment but you might not enjoy the aftertaste...
Step 1. Play nice and make friends with everybody
Step 2. Once you are established, introduce attractive "enhancements"
(that won't inter-operate).
Step 3. Cut off competitors' air supply (TM)
Step 4. Business as usual
It's known as "embrace and extend", an implicit acknowledgment that
Asterisk is the current market leader in the small to medium business
space and that Microsoft intends to put Digium out of business.
Reminds me of the last meeting - talking about how effective Exchange worked
alongside FreeSwitch.
Reminds me of Digital Research, Lotus, WordPerfect, IBM's OS/2, Novell,
Netscape, Real Networks, etc., etc.
The Microsoft Partner program is a fairly affordable (about $400/yr) way to
run pretty much the entire Microsoft platform (Office Enterprise, Exchange,
SQL Server, OCS. - usually 1 Server & 10 CALS) if you are into
recommending/installing solutions for clients.
Shouldn't they pay YOU to market their products?
Was I the only one that loved the last Bill Gates/Jerry Seinfeld episode?
Odds are against it. With several million viewing the ad, there must
have been ONE other... :-)
regards,
Drew
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