tmc8080
join:2004-04-24
Floral Park, NY
| Vonage commercial..
In the latest vonage commercial they compare themselves to the "traditional phone company" who's been around FOREVER. The screen keeps edging the traditional phone company out to take a look at Vonage's price, service and customer benefits. One last quip; the only thing the phone company has changed is its prices (hinting at HIGHER prices). The only one who's getting edged out in REALITY is vonage.
Hmm..
It looks as if this battle is just about over.. by this time next year, there won't BE a Vonage. Vonage stopped their last commercials running the "people do stupid things campaign". The same can be said about Vonage running smack dab from one patent infringement lawsuit from a telco into another?!?
This does not bode well for the rest of the VOIP industry (excluding Cable voip, for the moment..) |
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dualsub2006
join:2007-07-18
Newport, KY
 ·Vonage
 ·Insight Communicat..
·LINGO
 ·Cincinnati Bell
·RoadRunner Cable
| There won't BE a Vonage????
Are you nuts? As part of their settlement with Sprint they were licensed over 100 patents that from reports cover every aspect of their business. The patent lawsuits will stop.
They have paid their settlements thus far in CASH as they had set aside funds. They have the 58 million for the Verizon verdict if/when they have to pay it.
With over 2 million customers Vonage will not just "go away". At the very worst they file chapter 11 and someone gets them for pennies on the dollar. That assumes that they don't sell before that happens. |
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brooklynman4
join:2004-09-07
Brooklyn, NY | When u get sued and are a big company insurance pays for that. |
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RickNY
Premium
join:2000-11-02
New York
·Optimum Online
| said by brooklynman4  :When u get sued and are a big company insurance pays for that. Until nobody is willing to insure you. |
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joeschuh
join:2000-10-02
Englewood, OH
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
| reply to dualsub2006
I can't say I have researched this and in fact it may have been discussed to don't get mad with me if it has been discussed to death.
Since the announcement of the Sprint deal my thoughts have agreed with dualsub2006 -- They've done this to protect themselves. "Go sue Sprint -- we licensed it from them." |
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dualsub2006
join:2007-07-18
Newport, KY
·Vonage
·Insight Communicat..
·LINGO
·Cincinnati Bell
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to brooklynman4
For liability as well as for errors and omissions yes, there would be insurance to pay the freight.
For "willful infringement" the only insurance policy available is your check book. If you had a friend come to your house and you hit him in the head with a bat, you would not be covered under your umbrella liability policy on your homeowners insurance when he sues the snot out of you. The act is willful. If he slips and falls on your icy steps, that is liability and you are covered.
See the difference? |
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SoilFlames
Premium
join:2002-03-17
Andover, MN
clubs: | reply to dualsub2006
I'm sure google will just buy them up at that point. |
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