The reaction in the blogosphere and media to our just-announced partnership with Comcast has been quite positive, especially in terms of what it means for the industry. The folks over at Read/WriteWeb note that “web companies that provide best of breed applications can have a viable business model,” and that “The benefit of using the likes of Zimbra or Plaxo is that they are nimble and so they can quickly provide value added tools for bigcos like Comcast…”
CNET says that the Comcast deal could be significant for the companies involved, and TechNewsWorld think that “Services such as SmartZone promise simplicity and convenience.”
Though I’m biased, I agree this announcement means big things for the companies involved and big things for users. Unifying multiple forms of communication with a single, smart address book is an obviously good idea -- and one that I expect other forward-leaning companies will embrace.
John McCrea
I'm all happy for your partnership, but did it have to be with such a crappy company? As one of my utilities, I've never worked with a company who spent so much money on such great advertising and partnerships, but couldn't make a cable modem work if their lives depended on it. Seriously, they have so many operational problems, it's not even funny.
Sorry, I'm a big Plaxo fan, but I just wanted to gripe about my least-favorite utility.