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The End for Vonage?

Posted by Zonk on from the ohhh-they-can't-take-it-there dept.

TheRealSCA writes "The latest in Verizon vs. Vonage is in. The judge has basically stopped Vonage from accepting new customers. From the article: 'A judge issued an injunction Friday that effectively bars Internet phone carrier Vonage from signing up new customers as punishment for infringing on patents held by Verizon. Vonage's lawyers said the compromise injunction posted by U.S District Judge Hilton is almost as devastating as an injunction that would have affected Vonage's 2.2 million existing customers. "It's the difference of cutting off oxygen as opposed to the bullet in the head," Vonage lawyer Roger Warin said.'"

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  1. pwnage by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    PWNAGE

  2. Re:Yay! by plasmacutter · · Score: 3, Funny

    youre not doing it right....

    insuring innovation by.. providing innovative new ways for incumbents to crush advances which threaten their bottom line.

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  3. New commercial for Vonage... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Whooo-hooo, wooo hoo-hoo!
    Whooo-hooo, wooo hoo-hoo!
    Whoo-hoo-hoo, oooh-oooh...oops.

  4. Re:The stage is set by Mateo_LeFou · · Score: 3, Funny

    "I wonder how long it will be before AT&T/Cingular starts suing ALL of the other phone companies for violating THEIR patents."

    Shouldn't be long: only have to wait until this approach is more profitable than providing phone service.

    "Renting switching equipment is not a good business model when switching equipment is ubiquitous". -- Eben Moglen

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  5. Quiet weekend by Coldmoon · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well at least I can watch TV this weekend without having to watch any more of those annoying Vonage commercials...

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    1. Re:Quiet weekend by hamburger+lady · · Score: 5, Funny

      dunno, if it's verizon vs vonage, verizon wins the 'annoying commercials' competition.

      "have you heard the new fall out boy single? it. gets. me. pumped!"

      y'know what gets me 'pumped'? the thought of stabbing that man repeatedly and flaying the corpse.

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    2. Re:Quiet weekend by Homr+Zodyssey · · Score: 5, Funny

      Hmm...commercials...

      Oh yeah! I saw those last time I visited my parents. I kept trying to fast-forward through them, but it wouldn't work. They said it was because they didn't have TiVO -- but that just didn't make sense to me.

      Apparantly there are actually people out there who watch TV shows when the network execs tell them to. They have to put up with these "commercial" things, and the show doesn't pause when they get up to go tot he restroom.

      I don't want to live in that kind of world.

    3. Re:Quiet weekend by lividdr · · Score: 2, Funny

      ...it's one of their more lacklustre tunes; a somewhat uninspired and derivative Beatles-style song. That statement suggests that Oasis wrote songs that *weren't* uninspired and derivative of the Beatles. Perhaps you separate the Beatles rip-offs from the solo Lennon rip-offs?
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    4. Re:Quiet weekend by Paradise+Pete · · Score: 3, Funny
      Reminds me why I don't miss having cable TV or any broadcast reception.

      Say, you're not this guy, are you?

  6. NEW VONAGE THEME JINGLE, PLEASE READ by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    (to the tune of, woo woo, wo woo woo, from the vonage commercial)

    woo woo, we got sued!!!

    woo woo, we got sued!!!

    woo woo, we got sued!!!

    woo woo, woo woo,

    woo woo, we got sued!!!

    Bye Bye!

  7. Re:What? by RxScram · · Score: 5, Funny

    I quickly cast Mage Armor, do a tumble check to get out of the room without being skewered, then unleash a lightning bolt on his armor wearing ass!

  8. Re:The stage is set by MS-06FZ · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wow, Mr. President, I didn't know you posted here...

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  9. Re:Yay! by bmac83 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hip Hip Hooray? I think you mean...

    Hoo hoo, hoo hoo hoo.
    Hoo hoo, hoo hoo hoo.
    Hoo hoo, hoo hoo.
    Woo hoo, Woo hoo hoo.

  10. Re:What? by Robot+Randy · · Score: 3, Funny

    PC: I open the door.

    DM: You see a fully armored knight charging you with his sword held high.

    PC: I close the door.

  11. Re:The stage is set by rthille · · Score: 3, Funny


    He posts here often, but seldom does anyone see the posts, since they are moderated down as 'moronic'...

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  12. Re:You reap what you sew by Paulrothrock · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think I figured out your problem. You were dealing with some company called "Vontage." Try calling "Vonage" and I'm sure you'll have as good an experience as I am continuing to have.

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