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from the ok.--we-get-it.--it's-popular. dept

Tue, Jun 22nd 2004 2:48am — Mike Masnick
Want to know just how popular voice-over-internet systems are becoming? A company that sells VoIP equipment is now opening the first ever VoIP retail store in the US. People will be able to go in and shop for their very own VoIP phone. While it may work as a promotional gimmick, you have to wonder if this really makes sense. The average users still doesn't fully understand the difference between a regular phone and a VoIP phone. Are they really going to want to go to a separate store to understand what they're looking for in a VoIP phone? Instead, this seems like it's more suited for a general purpose electronics or department store where someone might actually go looking for a phone, and then become intrigued by the VoIP offerings.
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    aNonMooseCowherd, 22 Jun 2004 @ 8:04am

    remember digital watches?

    When digital watches were first introduced, there was little interest in them because they were sold in electronics stores. They didn't become popular until the companies making them wised up and started selling them in the same kinds of places where conventional watches were sold.

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      Anonymous Coward, 22 Jun 2004 @ 12:13pm

      Re: remember digital watches?

      Non, I highly doubt any of the phone kiosks are gonna carry VOIP phones in the near future, or ever for that matter.

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