Comments on: Of course customers want interoperability! http://saunderslog.com/2008/01/16/of-course-customers-want-interoperability/ A daily round table on the tech industry with experts and callers from all over the globe. Join us as we pick apart the news and get to the meat of what\'s happening out there. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:47:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Michael Graves http://saunderslog.com/2008/01/16/of-course-customers-want-interoperability/#comment-531834 Michael Graves Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:53:10 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2008/01/16/of-course-customers-want-interoperability/#comment-531834 Oh no, they can do it. They already interoperate with the PSTN. That's known to use G.729a. If they can do that there's not technical reason why they can't interoperate with SIP based networks. It could change their topology quite a lot, but its possible. Oh no, they can do it. They already interoperate with the PSTN. That’s known to use G.729a. If they can do that there’s not technical reason why they can’t interoperate with SIP based networks. It could change their topology quite a lot, but its possible.

]]> By: Andrew http://saunderslog.com/2008/01/16/of-course-customers-want-interoperability/#comment-531767 Andrew Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:32:50 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2008/01/16/of-course-customers-want-interoperability/#comment-531767 This 'no one asked for it argument' is probably the most hypocritical argument that could be made by Skype. I would suggest that no one asked for "free p2p calling on the internet" but clearly there was a need that wasn't being met. In general, customers don't ask for disruptive, game changing features - that is the job of the innovators and pioneers in any industry (Apple, Slingbox) perhaps Skype just 'can't' do it. This ‘no one asked for it argument’ is probably the most hypocritical argument that could be made by Skype. I would suggest that no one asked for “free p2p calling on the internet” but clearly there was a need that wasn’t being met.

In general, customers don’t ask for disruptive, game changing features - that is the job of the innovators and pioneers in any industry (Apple, Slingbox) perhaps Skype just ‘can’t’ do it.

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