http://gigaom.com/2007/12/19/asterisk-downloaded-a-million-times/ The Business of Technology Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:23:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 http://gigaom.com/2007/12/19/asterisk-downloaded-a-million-times/#comment-788896 dreadsword Thu, 20 Dec 2007 23:09:32 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/12/19/asterisk-downloaded-a-million-times/#comment-788896 <p>WOW! I mean really, wow. I've got a friend I'm working on some asterisk stuff with, and everything I've heard is straight up awesome. WOW!</p> WOW! I mean really, wow. I’ve got a friend I’m working on some asterisk stuff with, and everything I’ve heard is straight up awesome. WOW!

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/12/19/asterisk-downloaded-a-million-times/#comment-788313 Moshe Maeir Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:30:44 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/12/19/asterisk-downloaded-a-million-times/#comment-788313 <p>I must agree with Om here. It is a very impressive number. Remember this is a server product not a consumer application. True - the number of real users would be interesting. Unfortunately many service providers are ashamed to say that they use Asterisk, so it is hard to get real figures. However - as someone who spends a lot of time around the Asterisk community, I have no doubt that Asterisk has changed the telephony scene more than any other server / switch out there. Mark Spencer gave birth to an industry. So yes - WOW!</p> I must agree with Om here. It is a very impressive number. Remember this is a server product not a consumer application.
True - the number of real users would be interesting. Unfortunately many service providers are ashamed to say that they use Asterisk, so it is hard to get real figures.
However - as someone who spends a lot of time around the Asterisk community, I have no doubt that Asterisk has changed the telephony scene more than any other server / switch out there. Mark Spencer gave birth to an industry. So yes - WOW!

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/12/19/asterisk-downloaded-a-million-times/#comment-788086 Om Malik Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:22:57 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/12/19/asterisk-downloaded-a-million-times/#comment-788086 <p>hey if you just did Asterisk search on the site you would find a lot of stuff to give your relevance. this was just a short alert. :-)</p> hey if you just did Asterisk search on the site you would find a lot of stuff to give your relevance. this was just a short alert. :-)

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/12/19/asterisk-downloaded-a-million-times/#comment-788080 max_headwound Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:21:17 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/12/19/asterisk-downloaded-a-million-times/#comment-788080 <p>Lol about Edward Tufte. Totally true.</p> Lol about Edward Tufte. Totally true.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/12/19/asterisk-downloaded-a-million-times/#comment-787753 Peter Weyant Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:27:42 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/12/19/asterisk-downloaded-a-million-times/#comment-787753 <p>Wow! 1M downloads. How about this for a better number to Wow! 150M, number of Skype users that had to reboot after Microsoft updates. Microsoft is in the telephone system business now with ResponsePoint, competing with Asterisk. Think about it.</p> Wow! 1M downloads. How about this for a better number to Wow! 150M, number of Skype users that had to reboot after Microsoft updates. Microsoft is in the telephone system business now with ResponsePoint, competing with Asterisk. Think about it.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/12/19/asterisk-downloaded-a-million-times/#comment-786787 Eddie Thu, 20 Dec 2007 05:13:56 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/12/19/asterisk-downloaded-a-million-times/#comment-786787 <p>Why are 1 million downloads impressive enough to say "Wow" without any context? You can only say "wow" if you have something relative to compare to. Edward Tufte would be disappointed with your "wow". Also, just because something was downloaded a million times doesn't mean that a million people are doing something with Asterisk. How about adding a little more meat to this supposedly news-worthy blog post about Asterisk?</p> Why are 1 million downloads impressive enough to say “Wow” without any context? You can only say “wow” if you have something relative to compare to. Edward Tufte would be disappointed with your “wow”. Also, just because something was downloaded a million times doesn’t mean that a million people are doing something with Asterisk. How about adding a little more meat to this supposedly news-worthy blog post about Asterisk?

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