Gizmo Project picks up steam
Gizmo Project, AFVOIPO (another f#c*’n VOIP offering),
seems to be picking up steam as documented yesterday by Mashall Kirkpatrick in a
TechCrunch posting. The main differentiator between Gizmo and Skype
is opensource code which enables a bunch of features Skype doesn’t offer.
Fair enough, but is there really any end to VOIP offerings that one-up each
other? Are there any barriers to entry in this market? VOIP calling
seems pretty clearly to be moving free, which will eliminate any price
differentiation for these new entrants. What competitive advantages will be
left? Not to mention that I’ve been a
Vonage customer for two years, and can attest that VOIP is only as good as the
carrier lines it runs on. I switched
from Time Warner to Covad in an effort to improve performance and the difference
was negligible.
