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Would you trust Microsoft to your run your VoIP and UC system?
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Would you prefer Cisco or IBM instead?
Posted: 10/21/2007 @ 03:31 PM (PDT)
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Read original item: Sanity check: Will Microsoft be your next phone company?
Would you trust Microsoft to your run your VoIP and UC system?Jason Hiner | 10/21/2007 @ 03:31 PM (PDT)
Or Google...Marty R. Milette | 10/22/2007 @ 02:29 AM (PDT)
no way!!!!teedot | 10/22/2007 @ 12:38 PM (PDT)
Help Noooooooooooo Waaaaaayzen71001@... | 10/22/2007 @ 02:31 AM (PDT)
Re: Help Noooooooooooo Waaaaaaymismeshal@... | 10/22/2007 @ 04:02 AM (PDT)
Ignoranceanty@... | 10/22/2007 @ 04:35 AM (PDT)
but i would not want my phone to crash while i was talkingzatnktelaus@... | 10/22/2007 @ 07:40 AM (PDT)
conspire much?junkfoodpimp@... | 10/22/2007 @ 08:50 AM (PDT)
Pay Attention to online scandals Much??warhippy1 | 10/22/2007 @ 02:52 PM (PDT)
I totaly agreee!!roblespaulo@... | 10/22/2007 @ 09:08 AM (PDT)
Ignorance was a good headingalan.kerr3@... | 10/23/2007 @ 05:05 PM (PDT)
No infrastructure upgrades?tad1214@... | 10/24/2007 @ 01:03 PM (PDT)
re:Ignorance...michael.burgess@... | 10/25/2007 @ 05:55 AM (PDT)
Ignorance V2anty@... | 10/26/2007 @ 07:24 AM (PDT)
Wifi... hmm...tad1214@... | 10/29/2007 @ 09:20 AM (PDT)
I'm not so sure..anty@... | 11/01/2007 @ 07:59 AM (PDT)
I am with youJasmeet Singh | 10/22/2007 @ 05:39 AM (PDT)
You Forgot One Trust Issuewarhippy1 | 10/22/2007 @ 02:34 PM (PDT)
Good lord!narizz | 10/22/2007 @ 04:38 PM (PDT)
LINK?warhippy1 | 10/23/2007 @ 05:58 AM (PDT)
How would you re-activate it when it fails WGA?Genera-nation | 10/22/2007 @ 04:44 AM (PDT)
Good point!TiggerTwo | 10/22/2007 @ 10:17 AM (PDT)
I would trust IBM/Cisco only..elandwehr@... | 10/22/2007 @ 05:00 AM (PDT)
I'm with Elandwehrkeyboards@... | 10/22/2007 @ 06:12 AM (PDT)
Re I would trust IBM/Cisco only..Another Canadian | 10/22/2007 @ 09:11 AM (PDT)
IBM makes ..SObaldrick | 10/22/2007 @ 01:07 PM (PDT)
I can trust Cisco for that....Jasmeet Singh | 10/22/2007 @ 06:03 AM (PDT)
Not a chanceang2006 | 10/22/2007 @ 06:18 AM (PDT)
Bill is right, but late and incompleteandy.summers@... | 10/22/2007 @ 06:20 AM (PDT)
It Dependscse01@... | 10/22/2007 @ 06:44 AM (PDT)
Not one or the otherhadi@... | 10/22/2007 @ 08:41 AM (PDT)
Have You Tried UC? I have . . .sml@... | 10/22/2007 @ 09:10 AM (PDT)
Absolutely ...Jason Hiner | 10/22/2007 @ 02:22 PM (PDT)
NO NO and NOBig Ole Jack | 10/22/2007 @ 09:44 AM (PDT)
I agreealohabear@... | 10/22/2007 @ 12:43 PM (PDT)
Computer communication and privacy.dperich@... | 10/22/2007 @ 09:50 AM (PDT)
Exactlywarhippy1 | 10/22/2007 @ 03:10 PM (PDT)
Maybe Maybe notbookkeeper@... | 10/22/2007 @ 03:07 PM (PDT)
Forget bill gmark.axworthy2@... | 10/22/2007 @ 04:24 PM (PDT)
No F___ing Wayrobertmro | 10/23/2007 @ 06:46 AM (PDT)
No F___ing Wayrobertmro | 10/23/2007 @ 06:46 AM (PDT)
Cisco versus Microsoft - channel warsroberta.fox@... | 10/31/2007 @ 01:40 PM (PDT)
maybe bill has it wrongmchugh.craig@... | 10/22/2007 @ 01:28 AM (PDT)
Not wrong ,,, just differentsteve.struthers@... | 10/22/2007 @ 05:56 AM (PDT)
Nice idea. Why not Bill deploy V1.0 at MS first?onthego | 10/22/2007 @ 07:26 AM (PDT)
Actually they did deploy over 100,000 nodes internally alreadysteve.struthers@... | 10/24/2007 @ 01:21 AM (PDT)
Obsolete existing equipment?dperich@... | 10/22/2007 @ 09:34 AM (PDT)
I Agree Againwarhippy1 | 10/22/2007 @ 03:26 PM (PDT)
Phone system private???Marty R. Milette | 10/24/2007 @ 09:33 AM (PDT)
Bill Gates isn't the Governmentwarhippy1 | 10/24/2007 @ 12:04 PM (PDT)
A fuzzy rat's butt...Marty R. Milette | 10/25/2007 @ 05:35 AM (PDT)
Bill Gates is a Pawnwarhippy1 | 10/25/2007 @ 12:54 PM (PDT)
RE: Sanity check: Will Microsoft be your next phone company?vikaskanungo@... | 10/22/2007 @ 02:00 AM (PDT)
Bill Gates is right once again!vikaskanungo@... | 10/22/2007 @ 02:03 AM (PDT)
Of course you fully subsribe to the vision of Bill GatesBig Ole Jack | 10/22/2007 @ 09:51 AM (PDT)
That's a bit out of line, JackJason Hiner | 10/22/2007 @ 02:16 PM (PDT)
Granted, but I'm still waiting for a legitimate answer from himBig Ole Jack | 10/22/2007 @ 03:09 PM (PDT)
I agree with Big Ole Jackwarhippy1 | 10/22/2007 @ 03:41 PM (PDT)
I second that. :D n/tbtljooz | 10/24/2007 @ 09:44 AM (PDT)
Thank you JasonDanLM | 10/23/2007 @ 10:56 AM (PDT)
If you've got something to say..go ahead as say it. Don't keep quiet.Big Ole Jack | 10/23/2007 @ 11:40 AM (PDT)
Let's tone it down some hereTiggerTwo | 10/23/2007 @ 11:57 AM (PDT)
I'll tone it down, but that doesn't change how I feel or my annoyance atBig Ole Jack | 10/23/2007 @ 12:17 PM (PDT)
Jack, I understandTiggerTwo | 10/23/2007 @ 01:23 PM (PDT)
Jack,btljooz | 10/24/2007 @ 09:37 AM (PDT)
It was a biggoted statement, and I can't stand biggotsDanLM | 10/24/2007 @ 11:32 AM (PDT)
Dan- stand downTiggerTwo | 10/24/2007 @ 12:17 PM (PDT)
And I liked you Dan....warhippy1 | 10/24/2007 @ 12:40 PM (PDT)
here ya go hippy and Jack. Come on down if you want to make it personalDanLM | 10/24/2007 @ 12:44 PM (PDT)
A redneck bigot from NY? Your geography is wrong, as Ohio is more redneckBig Ole Jack | 10/24/2007 @ 12:47 PM (PDT)
Yes, there are rednecks in New YorkNickNielsen | 10/25/2007 @ 02:19 PM (PDT)
Removed by ME, the Poster. ;) n/tbtljooz | 10/24/2007 @ 09:49 AM (PDT)
And how do you explain...Marty R. Milette | 10/25/2007 @ 07:27 AM (PDT)
Hire Me?warhippy1 | 10/25/2007 @ 01:13 PM (PDT)
I'll wait and see...Jaqui | 10/22/2007 @ 02:11 AM (PDT)
RE: Sanity check: Will Microsoft be your next phone company?murali1309@... | 10/22/2007 @ 02:11 AM (PDT)
RE: Sanity check: Will Microsoft be your next phone company?adityaitsolver@... | 10/22/2007 @ 02:15 AM (PDT)
RE: Sanity check: Will Microsoft be your next phone company?eznasi@... | 10/22/2007 @ 02:27 AM (PDT)
Microsoftclintonspicer@... | 10/22/2007 @ 02:42 AM (PDT)
I would not trust Microsoft with anything important in my life!!!elimarcus | 10/22/2007 @ 02:49 AM (PDT)
P.O.T.S. CRASHda philster | 10/22/2007 @ 03:15 AM (PDT)
Indoor PlumbingBill Harrison | 10/22/2007 @ 05:12 AM (PDT)
Yes, butNickNielsen | 10/22/2007 @ 06:13 AM (PDT)
With that thinking?Scott.Anderson@... | 10/22/2007 @ 06:22 AM (PDT)
AT&T P.O.T.S. Crash January 15, 1990KTak | 10/22/2007 @ 08:10 AM (PDT)
AT&T P.O.T.S. Crash January 15, 1990torroid88@... | 10/23/2007 @ 10:31 AM (PDT)
Outlook is the Trojan Horseacoastwalker | 10/22/2007 @ 03:23 AM (PDT)
A funny quote from Michael Dell about OutlookJason Hiner | 10/22/2007 @ 06:03 AM (PDT)
RE: Sanity check: Will Microsoft be your next phone company?ebouza | 10/22/2007 @ 04:30 AM (PDT)
RE: Sanity check: Will Microsoft be your next phone company?jackie40d@... | 10/22/2007 @ 05:56 AM (PDT)
Bill G is probably wrong againNickNielsen | 10/22/2007 @ 05:59 AM (PDT)
Don't have to rip and replaceJason Hiner | 10/22/2007 @ 06:10 AM (PDT)
So it comes back down to the reliability of MS softwareNickNielsen | 10/22/2007 @ 06:37 AM (PDT)
Hmmm...wellroblespaulo@... | 10/22/2007 @ 08:51 AM (PDT)
Considering MS' history with hardwareNickNielsen | 10/22/2007 @ 10:48 AM (PDT)
RE: Sanity check: Will Microsoft be your next phone company?acdlfn@... | 10/22/2007 @ 07:12 AM (PDT)
No, a Thousand Times NOOOOOOO!Meesha | 10/22/2007 @ 07:21 AM (PDT)
RE: Sanity check: Will Microsoft be your next phone company?roblespaulo@... | 10/22/2007 @ 08:43 AM (PDT)
microsoft need to take a chill pill for the sake of healthy competitionteleshin@... | 10/22/2007 @ 10:00 AM (PDT)
InterestingTiggerTwo | 10/22/2007 @ 10:10 AM (PDT)
I don't think so........FXEF | 10/22/2007 @ 01:31 PM (PDT)
RE: Sanity check: Will Microsoft be your next phone company?hotempered@... | 10/22/2007 @ 01:40 PM (PDT)
RE: Sanity check: Will Microsoft be your next phone company?arche_Lj@... | 10/22/2007 @ 04:37 PM (PDT)
Unified Communication Hardware/SoftwareGrayson Peddie | 10/22/2007 @ 05:50 PM (PDT)
TRUST! aaah no, but Capitalist Magazine loves him.justin.w.walsh@... | 10/22/2007 @ 08:03 PM (PDT)
911=page.jason@... | 10/22/2007 @ 10:18 PM (PDT)
RE: Sanity check: Will Microsoft be your next phone company?ginkep@... | 10/23/2007 @ 02:27 AM (PDT)
Will M$ be MY next phone company?btljooz | 10/23/2007 @ 09:46 AM (PDT)
RE: Sanity check: Will Microsoft be your next phone company?boricua61@... | 10/23/2007 @ 10:23 AM (PDT)
RE: Sanity check: Will Microsoft be your next phone company?torroid88@... | 10/23/2007 @ 10:28 AM (PDT)
YES YES YES!marioaoun@... | 10/23/2007 @ 02:17 PM (PDT)
This is not the advancement of technologyzen71001@... | 10/24/2007 @ 02:16 AM (PDT)
Another senseless statement from a mindless droneBig Ole Jack | 10/24/2007 @ 01:01 PM (PDT)
Calm Down Jack,warhippy1 | 10/25/2007 @ 01:06 PM (PDT)
Was it really necessary to explain!!!SObaldrick | 10/26/2007 @ 10:43 AM (PDT)
RE: Sanity check: Will Microsoft be your next phone company?srikanthkolli143@... | 10/26/2007 @ 04:37 AM (PDT)
RE: Sanity check: Will Microsoft be your next phone company?mrinternet@... | 10/28/2007 @ 09:17 AM (PDT)
Security you say?anty@... | 10/29/2007 @ 05:31 AM (PDT)
RE: Sanity check: Will Microsoft be your next phone company?izzyrod@... | 12/24/2007 @ 05:38 AM (PST)
RE: Sanity check: Will Microsoft be your next phone company?sangs_000@... | 01/25/2008 @ 05:49 AM (PST)
and i'm sure ..SObaldrick | 01/26/2008 @ 08:44 AM (PST)

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