As long as you (and others) are actually buying these RB411s and Crossroads instead of Nanostations they won't even consider doing it.
On 7/21/08, Travis Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mikrotik would make MORE money by porting ROS to the Nanostation than they > currently make on the Crossroads or RB411 (which we are buying hundreds per > month of now). > > If it's a business decision, MT would be smart to port the software ASAP. > > Travis > > Matt Ferre wrote: >> >> One more note. Mikrotik has long history of introducing 'their' >> version of hardware that was previously sold by UBNT and made the >> momentum. >> >> First there was SR5. Then there came Mikrotik R52H, which is far worse >> in terms of performance and quality (though 50% cheaper) but just at >> that time became the high power card of choice for all MT based >> applications. Just at that time you could see MT support posts on >> their forum starting to suggest swapping SR5 to R52H if you only had >> any problems and that move alone was magicaly supposed to cure all >> your problems. >> >> Then there came RB133 - a cheap CPE replacement for LS5 and/or LS2. At >> that time LS2/LS5 became a no-no for MT use too. >> >> Then again, there is a Crossroads which is brand new and strangely >> similiar to LS2. That's obviously a coincidence too. >> >> And no, I am not saying Mikrotik is evil. They are just a profit >> oriented company with clear idea how to explore their market share and >> having a really solid businessplan. And just as you will never see >> Microsoft supporting Linux type software, you will never see Mikrotik >> supporting NS2/5. Though it's likely you may see Mikrotik version of >> hardware pretty much the same as NS2/5 sometime soon. >> >> >> >> On 7/21/08, Sam Tetherow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> >>> While you may be right on their focus being RB+ROS. I don't understand >>> why they would not want to sell a $40 license on a piece of hardware >>> giving them a theoretical profit of close to $40. Hardware has to be >>> manufactured and shipped and warrantied to some extent. If they are >>> already writing the software to go with their hardware, why not pick up >>> the extra sale on someone elses hardware at next to no addtional cost. >>> >>> People buying the NS2/5 are doing it from a cost standpoint. Even with >>> an additional $40 for a software license it would be 110 for a compact >>> unit with integrated antenna, dual polarity and a POE. That is $10 less >>> than just the crossroads board with no POE, antenna or enclosure. It >>> would cost another 50% for a rootenna and POE. >>> >>> If they worked with Ubiquiti they would have a chance to own the lowend >>> market and finally have certified gear out there. The upgrade path >>> would be perfect for their hardware. They would sell the AP hardware as >>> well as higher end CPEs for business and backhauls and still make >>> $40/CPE on the cheap end. And the operator has a 100% end to end ROS >>> network. I wonder if they are making $40 on a crossroads after >>> manufacture and shipping. I really don't see the downside to this, >>> especially if the hardware is similar to the crossroads and ubiquiti >>> really expressed and interest in working with them. >>> >>> Well, if MT doesn't want the business, I wonder if Lonnie is >>> interested... >>> >>> Sam Tetherow >>> Sandhills Wireless >>> >>> Matt Ferre wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Looking at the posts on the Mikrotik forum I'd say Mikrotik doesn't >>>> exactly like Ubiquiti. And from business point of view I can clearly >>>> see why. >>>> >>>> Who exactly would benefit from porting Mikrotik to NS5? Mikrotik? No, >>>> their Routerboard sales would drop and as we see during last two years >>>> they are more into selling Routerboard + Routeros package than the >>>> software alone. Ubiquiti would be the main beneficiary of that >>>> situation and that's why you're not going to see it happen. Never >>>> ever. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, 20 Jul 2008, Jeromie Reeves wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Oswave says there is no NS2/5 support and will not be. DD-WRT has >>>>>> support. That is a shame since ros/sos seam not to have plans to >>>>>> support them. I wonder how much effort/money it would be to get >>>>>> Ubiquity to solicit a firmware from someone? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>> My understanding (this is "friend of a friend" quality info) is that >>>> MT and Ubiquity DID have discussions about the NS platform. It is >>>> not something that is going to happen "out of the box", however with >>>> a 16M flash that Travis mentioned, perhaps it is something that >>>> could be done. I mean, the cost would be just $45 for the nLevel4 >>>> license and only about $23 or so (I can't recall the available >>>> pricing) for nLevel3 plus the hardware cost. >>>> >>>> -- ******************************************************************** >>>> *Butch Evans *Professional Network Consultation * *Network Engineering >>>> *MikroTik RouterOS * *573-276-2879 *ImageStream * >>>> *http://www.butchevans.com/ *StarOS and MORE * >>>> *http://blog.butchevans.com/ *Wired or wireless Networks * *Mikrotik >>>> Certified Consultant *Professional Technical Trainer * >>>> ******************************************************************** >>>> >>>> >>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> WISPA Wants You! 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