The End for Vonage?

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.'"

Comments

Re:Thanks, Verizon...

[westlake]

I'm a happy Vonage customer, and I'm also in the market for a new cellular provider. I can now scratch Verizon off the short list.

Without first comparing prices, quality of service, and service contracts? I don't think so.

Re:Yay!

[plasmacutter]

because the EU's first to file system is so much better and less corrupt?

how about the way they cowtowed to the US and their MAFIAA masters with the EUCD... how about monstrosities like DVADSI that make the DMCA look benign and noninvasive.

im not defending the US here, but EU citizens have no right to snub when theyre under as corrupt a system, even more so (dvadsi allows corporations to operate private police forces against citizens! yikes!)