Hi drgeoff,
How have you been sir?
Good to hear from you?
If my statements are factually incorrect please forgive and enlighten me.
I came across the following on the Polycom website -
https://www.polycom.com/voice-conferencing-solutions/voip-adapters.htmlOn the Polycom website, under voip adapters, it lists the 300 and 302 SIP gateway that
appears to be the Obi 200 & 202 in Polycom black plastic without GV support listed.
The product data sheet for the Polycom 300 series didn't even change the 200 series photo (LOL).
https://www.polycom.com/content/dam/polycom/common/documents/data-sheets/obi-302-data-sheet-enus.pdfI've attached a copy of the data sheet as of today.
In fairness, Obi has sold units without GV support including rebranded units. So, a Polycom branded Obi is not
what concerns me. Polycom provides communications tools for businesses. The Obi 500 series is "clearly" designed for business use (or gold collar nerds :-). Yet, it is nowhere to be found on Polycom's business website.
As an owner of numerous Obi devices including the 504, this has my attention.
We do business with Polycom, they are a good company.
I hoped Polycom would take Obi to the next level, making improvements, not reduce Obi's offerings.
Perhaps, Polycom & Obi are starting with the Polycom 300 & 302 and will add the Obi 500 series in the future?
This would reduce concerns that Obi products are being phased out, reduced and rebranded by Polycom Product Marketing.
Communications is the key to the current GV issue and Obi product line direction.
Polycom/Obi by
- Not communicating with customers when Google planned & executed improved security changes for GV (that required changes to Hangout & Obi devices)
- And, not communicating a product roadmap to existing Obi customers
is speaking loud & clear.
The silence is (sadly) deafening.