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Cisco All But Kills Cius Tablet

Posted by Soulskill on from the see-us-not-be-surprised dept.

alphadogg writes "Cisco is slowly killing off its Cius business tablet less than a year after it started shipping. The Android-based collaboration tool, which featured a 7-inch touchscreen and was not intended to challenge more consumer-oriented tablets such as the Apple iPad, fell victim to the BYOD trend and cloud computing, Cisco said in a blog post. Cisco will instead 'double down' on software offerings like its Jabber and WebEx products for more popular tablets and smartphones supporting a variety of operating systems."

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  1. Cannot trust Cisco by Openstandards.net · · Score: 3, Interesting

    After Cisco put back doors in all their equipment, why would anyone who knows this ever consider buying a tablet or any device with plenty of alternatives?

    http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/57070

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    Open Standards Portal
    1. Re:Cannot trust Cisco by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

      It states right in the article you linked that by law it is required to be incorporated into all networking equipment sold to ISPs, AND that Cisco is the only company who makes its lawful intercept architecture public.

      Not really trying to defend them here, but you may want to consider all the facts when making this kind of statement. =)

  2. Another Bad Idea by GeneralTurgidson · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Cisco needs to stop trying these new markets and focus more on their core offerings. Their latest networking an voice gear is slipping when compared to competitors. Microsoft Lync for instance stand to replace a lot of Cisco UM capabilities for most businesses at half the price. All in one UTM devices are eating away at Ciscos security market by combining the cost of 3+ incredibly expensive Cisco devices into one. Cisco, fix your business model before you become irrelevant.

  3. Reverse vaporware? by Ignacio · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Did anyone even know this thing existed?