The Empire Strikes Back: Vonage considering bankruptcy

__/ [ Ramon F Herrera ] on Wednesday 18 April 2007 18:05 \\__

The company could be a victim of stupid patents. I thought about posting this yesterday, but it's really off-topic for c.o.l.a. It's an example of a company whose intellect is said to be stolen, so it falls victim to lawsuits. How about SCO? Well, they asked for it....

I am pretty sure Microsoft is following the case.

-Ramon

That would be great. I was wondering if we'd ever see the end of the extremely nauseating and stupid Vonage ads on TV.

Cheers.

__/ [ Ramon F Herrera ] on Wednesday 18 April 2007 22:38 \\__

They could never pull that off with Linux though, because Linux isn't embodied in companies. If they dare to try to knock down companies, the whole world will turn against them.

I'm with you on that one. The ads were really annoying and it is really hard to tell what sort of idiots they were targeted at.

But anyways, I don't think it's a battle won for Verizon. The Vonage customer base is not going to become Verizon's. It will be Comcasts - Verizon't most fierce competitor (at least in the North East). Additionally, it would be funny to see those two battle it out - Comcast vs. Verizon. I'm sure the telecom field is not going to be the same if this battle ever happens.

So, way to go, Verizon, pave the way for your worst competitor!

So, which providers *aren't* infringing on Verizon's patents? (on which there does actually seem to be some prior art)