On Tue, Jun 03, 2008 at 12:01:08PM -0400, Steve Totaro wrote: > > On Tue, 2008-06-03 at 10:02 -0400, Jay R. Ashworth wrote: > >> 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. > > > > ok, why not providing some information since we all forget why its that > > high, can you provide some information regarding that? > > Because that has always been the status quo. "We are the Big Ole > Expensive Phone Company".
Horseshit, Steve. :-) > But in this case, 3Com has distribution chains established, > advertising materials, sales people, rent, insurance, entertainment > budgets, retirement packages, VIP salaries.... And those people who you can call for tech support at 3 ayem when your hotel can't take calls anymore... > This means that at some point, I can probably run down the road to > Target Distributing and pickup a system with phones, it's about 30 > miles away if that is what a customer demands. Sure. > If not, I can use 3Com's sales material to prove Asterisk is "Ready" > and out sell that little box with a real server, more functionality, > customization, and profit to me time and time again. As long as you enjoy being [EMAIL PROTECTED], as the email address has it... Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth Baylink [EMAIL PROTECTED] Designer The Things I Think RFC 2100 Ashworth & Associates http://baylink.pitas.com '87 e24 St Petersburg FL USA http://photo.imageinc.us +1 727 647 1274 Those who cast the vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything. -- (Joseph Stalin) _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- asterisk-biz mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz