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Yes, Avaya did have IM, video solutions to compete with Microsoft. Which as the other author wrote, "embarrassing to sell". Avaya was unwilling to make the investment to compete with Microsoft in a meaningfully way.
I worked for Avaya for many years and during the period in which Avaya were determined to '...defend our customer base and keep Microsoft out', hence Avaya developed/ acquired their own IM, Presence, Chat, Video solutions that were abysmmal and quite frankly embarassing to pitch and try and sell.
Blackberry is an apt comparison. Blackberry was challenged by a much larger and profitable company, Apple, and ignored the threat and failed to adapt. Avaya's UC market was challenged by a much larger and profitable company, Microsoft, and ignored the threat and failed to adapt.
Ironically, former leadership at Avaya would talk about how Avaya needed to be more like Apple. But those were just empty words with no action behind them.
The only people getting promoted are the Edify hires.
Sadly, it is not purposeful. Just musical chairs.
You guys are getting silly. You know who reads this stuff…
Avaya has some amazing IP, which has been designed to scale. Avaya has not executed on bringing it to consumers. Edify was the Chocolate-Peanut Butter for UC and CC. It got squished… but that may change. We will see if it ever emerges as a solid offer.
More like a Nokia D-mbphone...
Ooh hadn't thought of that one. How about Apple Newton?
More like the Palm Pilot...