Comments on: Should Cisco Stay Out of the Living Room? http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/12/30/should-cisco-stay-out-of-the-living-room/ What's Next In the IT Channel Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:37:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Consumer Electronics Blog http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/12/30/should-cisco-stay-out-of-the-living-room/comment-page-1/#comment-92328 Consumer Electronics Blog Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:51:36 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/12/30/should-cisco-stay-out-of-the-living-room/#comment-92328 I agree with the last comment that Cisco should be guided by the following: to make the necessary <a href="http://www.consumer-electronics-review.net/innovations/the-future-of-consumer-electronics/" rel="nofollow">home consumer electronics</a> and it'll automatically get in "the living room". Moreover, the strong desire is the half of the work, so adding on also the action....keep on going!!!! I agree with the last comment that Cisco should be guided by the following: to make the necessary home consumer electronics and it’ll automatically get in “the living room”. Moreover, the strong desire is the half of the work, so adding on also the action….keep on going!!!!

]]> By: Tristan Rhodes http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/12/30/should-cisco-stay-out-of-the-living-room/comment-page-1/#comment-89786 Tristan Rhodes Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:36:31 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/12/30/should-cisco-stay-out-of-the-living-room/#comment-89786 I predict that any high-end consumer products will not sell very well in the future. When money becomes tight, luxury goods are the first to go. If Cisco can make a competitive product at a low price point, then they have a good chance at being successful. Here is why I think money will become tight: http://www.chrismartenson.com/crashcourse I predict that any high-end consumer products will not sell very well in the future. When money becomes tight, luxury goods are the first to go. If Cisco can make a competitive product at a low price point, then they have a good chance at being successful.

Here is why I think money will become tight:
http://www.chrismartenson.com/crashcourse

]]> By: sjketterman http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/12/30/should-cisco-stay-out-of-the-living-room/comment-page-1/#comment-89617 sjketterman Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:03:22 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/12/30/should-cisco-stay-out-of-the-living-room/#comment-89617 As a network engineer that's been certified and using cisco solutions for over 10 years I have seen this company pull off some pretty lofty accomplishments (VoIP). When cisco begin their foray into voice everyone balked and now they have one of the largest and most stable VoIP platforms available. But VoIP made sense for them due to the network backbone they practically own. Cisco is notorious, however, for poor user interface design and software design....they love the command line....as such, people find their products difficult to implement and understand. So if they plan to go into the living room....I do hope they plan to improve greatly in how they communicate to the non-engineer types and the home user. If they can do this, they have some amazing things up their sleeve that I saw demonstrated at Networkers 2007....such as the ability to have your home music collection (digital of course) and photos follow you to a hotel room.....so when you arrive in your room....there's your music playing and your photos being displayed..... As a network engineer that’s been certified and using cisco solutions for over 10 years I have seen this company pull off some pretty lofty accomplishments (VoIP). When cisco begin their foray into voice everyone balked and now they have one of the largest and most stable VoIP platforms available. But VoIP made sense for them due to the network backbone they practically own.

Cisco is notorious, however, for poor user interface design and software design….they love the command line….as such, people find their products difficult to implement and understand.

So if they plan to go into the living room….I do hope they plan to improve greatly in how they communicate to the non-engineer types and the home user. If they can do this, they have some amazing things up their sleeve that I saw demonstrated at Networkers 2007….such as the ability to have your home music collection (digital of course) and photos follow you to a hotel room…..so when you arrive in your room….there’s your music playing and your photos being displayed…..

]]> By: aikiwolfie http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/12/30/should-cisco-stay-out-of-the-living-room/comment-page-1/#comment-89585 aikiwolfie Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:27:27 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/12/30/should-cisco-stay-out-of-the-living-room/#comment-89585 I think it all depends on how Cisco handles things. They're a big corporation with tentacles in pretty much everything. They could become just another Microsoft. On the other hand they have their customised Linux powered network switch/server hybrid thingies. Imagine something like that built into your 52" HD TV? Cisco being pretty good at networking could be just what consumers need to finally get us all this on-demand content we've been told we've been demanding for the past two decades. I think it all depends on how Cisco handles things. They’re a big corporation with tentacles in pretty much everything. They could become just another Microsoft. On the other hand they have their customised Linux powered network switch/server hybrid thingies. Imagine something like that built into your 52″ HD TV? Cisco being pretty good at networking could be just what consumers need to finally get us all this on-demand content we’ve been told we’ve been demanding for the past two decades.

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