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Over the past six weeks a fury of press releases, articles, and reviews have come out about ClearOne’s Chat 50 USB Speakerphone and Polycom’s C100S Communicator. What intrigue’s me the most is that each company has taken a different approach in the marketing of their product. Polycom has choosen to marry their device to skype (although it still works with other SIP based softphone clients, although without the integrated features), while ClearOne has choosen the middle road and built a device that works with most SIP based softphone clients. With both USB speakerphones having price tags well over $100 USD, it is evident that both are targeting the mobile professional. On the surface it would seem that the Chat50 would have the most success in this marketplace, but given skype’s new strategy centered around the mobile business professional, it looks like the Communicator could have the edge especially if Polycom went to market with an “non-skype” version of the Communicator.
Who do you think has the upper hand? Is it Polycom or ClearOne? Or might it be another USB Speakerphone vendor like MVOX?
Let’s hear it!
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