Corvus
Flaming Tards Since 2003
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| Re: Monopoly said by technick  :
If you look at the judgements waged against microsoft for being anti-competitive and for monopoly practices, I think they might have a small wood leg to stand on.
It's a partnership between Linksys and Vonage, to be considered as monopoly, Linksys has to offer their own VoIP service.
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Corvus
Flaming Tards Since 2003
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join:2003-11-26
| Re: Monopoly said by DaSneaky1D :
Look at the following link:
»www.linksys.com/voice/default.asp
Tell me where it boldly shows these products work with SIPphone...or that they only work exclusively with Vonage.
Well, it's not clear that Vonage is the only one, but it clearly shows it doesn't work with all VoIP provider.
quote:
* A Voice over IP Service Package from a specific provider is required, and sold separately.
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Carl
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| At the bottom of the page it says it needs a specific
provider. look: »www.linksys.com/voice/default.asp
at the bottom, u see this:
"* A Voice over IP Service Package from a specific provider is required, and sold separately." | |
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calvoiper
join:2003-03-31
Belvedere Tiburon, CA
| said by Corvus :
It's a partnership between Linksys and Vonage, to be considered as monopoly, Linksys has to offer their own VoIP service.
Flat out wrong as a general statement. Antitrust law covers a "conspiracy in restraint of trade", which includes two firms acting in concert as well as anticompetitive acts by a single firm.
(However, indications are that this SIPphone/Linksys/Vonage lawsuit seems to be based more on deceptive advertising claims than traditional antitrust/monopoly--so both Corvus's statement and my response to it may not relate directly to the case at hand.)
Calvoiper
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