Comments on: TellMe not sold to Microsoft http://gigaom.com/2007/02/26/microsoft-buying-tellme/ Tracking the Internet Evolution Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:19:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: GigaOM » Tellme Price - $800 Million, or More http://gigaom.com/2007/02/26/microsoft-buying-tellme/#comment-88588 GigaOM » Tellme Price - $800 Million, or More Tue, 13 Mar 2007 05:59:12 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/02/26/microsoft-buying-tellme/#comment-88588 <p>[...] was first reported by TechCrunch in February, but at the time, Tellme executives were quick to quash any speculation and said that they were still an independent [...]</p> [...] was first reported by TechCrunch in February, but at the time, Tellme executives were quick to quash any speculation and said that they were still an independent [...]

]]> By: Dean Collins http://gigaom.com/2007/02/26/microsoft-buying-tellme/#comment-88587 Dean Collins Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:59:57 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/02/26/microsoft-buying-tellme/#comment-88587 <p>Now if only Tellme would 'get' web 2.0 and open up their applications for smaller users on an a pre-paid ASP basis (http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Tellme) it would actually make a difference to the majority of us.</p> <p>I mean I feel all nice and warm they basically implemented the same thing I pitched to them a year later with Skype (anyone know of any publicly available figures from that debacle?) but they have a great technology most of us cant access or make available to our end applications.</p> <p>With over 200 ITSP providers offering pre-paid sip termination services in the USA alone ( http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/VOIP+Service+Providers+Business+North+America ) surely providing sip gateway services is a well defined business model these days?</p> <p>Cheers, Dean Collins dean@cognation.net</p> Now if only Tellme would ‘get’ web 2.0 and open up their applications for smaller users on an a pre-paid ASP basis (http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Tellme) it would actually make a difference to the majority of us.

I mean I feel all nice and warm they basically implemented the same thing I pitched to them a year later with Skype (anyone know of any publicly available figures from that debacle?) but they have a great technology most of us cant access or make available to our end applications.

With over 200 ITSP providers offering pre-paid sip termination services in the USA alone ( (link) ) surely providing sip gateway services is a well defined business model these days?

Cheers,
Dean Collins
dean@cognation.net

]]> By: anonymous2 http://gigaom.com/2007/02/26/microsoft-buying-tellme/#comment-88586 anonymous2 Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:43:38 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/02/26/microsoft-buying-tellme/#comment-88586 <p>Interesting to see the note about them in talks with Nuance since Nuance just announced they're acquiring BeVocal http://www.nuance.com/news/pressreleases/2007/20070222_bevocal.asp</p> <p>Could it be they got a better deal so they switched gears?</p> Interesting to see the note about them in talks with Nuance since Nuance just announced they’re acquiring BeVocal
(link)

Could it be they got a better deal so they switched gears?

]]> By: petabro http://gigaom.com/2007/02/26/microsoft-buying-tellme/#comment-88585 petabro Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:36:32 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/02/26/microsoft-buying-tellme/#comment-88585 <p>Tellme, Tellme - How to be, How to be a "Billionaire?"</p> Tellme, Tellme - How to be, How to be a “Billionaire?”

]]> By: DrDoubt http://gigaom.com/2007/02/26/microsoft-buying-tellme/#comment-88584 DrDoubt Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:31:39 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/02/26/microsoft-buying-tellme/#comment-88584 <p>You want to lose more weight. Remember what you said about YouTube?</p> You want to lose more weight. Remember what you said about YouTube?

]]> By: anonymous http://gigaom.com/2007/02/26/microsoft-buying-tellme/#comment-88583 anonymous Mon, 26 Feb 2007 23:22:24 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/02/26/microsoft-buying-tellme/#comment-88583 <p>Microsoft bought Unveil which was a similar product which enabled agentless transaction using natural voice recognition.</p> <p>Something could be brewing ....</p> Microsoft bought Unveil which was a similar product which enabled agentless transaction using natural voice recognition.

Something could be brewing ….

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