Comments on: Application of the Week: Ooma -Yes! We’ve hit the bottom! http://thethomashowecompany.com/228/application-of-the-week-ooma-yes-weve-hit-the-bottom Expertise in the Integration of Real Time Communications and the Business Process Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:48:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Dean Collins http://thethomashowecompany.com/228/application-of-the-week-ooma-yes-weve-hit-the-bottom#comment-102 Dean Collins Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:08:00 +0000 http://thethomashowecompany.com/228/application-of-the-week-ooma-yes-weve-hit-the-bottom#comment-102 sounds good - looser buys steak for the judge (alec) as well.<br/><br/>see you all in 12 months from now.<br/><br/>Cheers,<br/>Dean sounds good - looser buys steak for the judge (alec) as well.

see you all in 12 months from now.

Cheers,
Dean

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]]> By: Thomas Howe http://thethomashowecompany.com/228/application-of-the-week-ooma-yes-weve-hit-the-bottom#comment-100 Thomas Howe Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:06:00 +0000 http://thethomashowecompany.com/228/application-of-the-week-ooma-yes-weve-hit-the-bottom#comment-100 Ok, Dean - you're on. Since they raised 27 million (or some God awful amount), I think being in business in twelve months isn't a fair measure of success, but that aside - I'm up for it. What's a reasonable way to call the bet? How about we annoint a third party to judge the outcome? Ok, Dean - you’re on. Since they raised 27 million (or some God awful amount), I think being in business in twelve months isn’t a fair measure of success, but that aside - I’m up for it. What’s a reasonable way to call the bet? How about we annoint a third party to judge the outcome?

]]> By: Dean Collins http://thethomashowecompany.com/228/application-of-the-week-ooma-yes-weve-hit-the-bottom#comment-99 Dean Collins Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:06:00 +0000 http://thethomashowecompany.com/228/application-of-the-week-ooma-yes-weve-hit-the-bottom#comment-99 Ok Thomas I'm prepared to step up and take that bet from you, easy money in my books.<br/><br/>In 12 months from now I bet that Ooma will still be in business and am prepared to wager a dinner here in New York.<br/><br/>Reply post here to your blog to accept so we have this on public record.<br/><br/>It may be because of some of the consulting projects I've been involved with here at www.Cognation.net but I think Ooma have capture some very interesting aspects;<br/><br/>1/ Ease of use and design (so sorely lacking in a large number of basic projects I see) their ATA is 'the' best ata I've seen, nothing revolutionary but it's just well designed plain and simple.<br/>....and whats dissapointing about this fact is that with all the brains in the voip industry no one else came up with this design until now.<br/><br/><br/>2/ Ease of uptake (keeping original number is such a barrier to entry to skypein and similar - yes I'm looking at you Grand Central).<br/><br/>3/ Ease of implementation in their business model (peer to peer using existing ethernet/internet infrastructure with zero billing - how easy is that).<br/><br/>Like I said easy money and I look forward to accepting your bet.<br/><br/>I'll set up a page on the www.cognation.net website to track developments over the next 12 months.<br/><br/>Cheers,<br/>Dean Collins<br/>dean@cognation.net Ok Thomas I’m prepared to step up and take that bet from you, easy money in my books.

In 12 months from now I bet that Ooma will still be in business and am prepared to wager a dinner here in New York.

Reply post here to your blog to accept so we have this on public record.

It may be because of some of the consulting projects I’ve been involved with here at http://www.Cognation.net but I think Ooma have capture some very interesting aspects;

1/ Ease of use and design (so sorely lacking in a large number of basic projects I see) their ATA is ‘the’ best ata I’ve seen, nothing revolutionary but it’s just well designed plain and simple.
….and whats dissapointing about this fact is that with all the brains in the voip industry no one else came up with this design until now.

2/ Ease of uptake (keeping original number is such a barrier to entry to skypein and similar - yes I’m looking at you Grand Central).

3/ Ease of implementation in their business model (peer to peer using existing ethernet/internet infrastructure with zero billing - how easy is that).

Like I said easy money and I look forward to accepting your bet.

I’ll set up a page on the http://www.cognation.net website to track developments over the next 12 months.

Cheers,
Dean Collins
dean@cognation.net

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