OnSSI Rebuts Milestone 'False Claims'

Author: John Honovich, Published on Nov 16, 2015

The war rages.

Milestone's 'free' takeover of OnSSI accounts is, unsurprisingly, causing OnSSI to push back. And the former #1 Milestone partner is pulling no punches, charging Milestone with making false claims.

In this note, we examine the counterpoints of each side.

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** *****, ********* **** **** **** ******** ******** ** ***** OnSSI ***** **** **** * ******* *********** / ******* ****. If *** ***** **** **** *** **** ***, *** **** have ** ** ** *** *** * ***** ** *********** / *******, ***** ** **% ** **** **** ****** ********* pricing **** *** ***** ******** ********. ** *** ********, **** is ** ********** ****.

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Comments (13)

Undisclosed #1

11/16/15 05:30pm

...*** ** ** *** ******* *** ******.

****** ***** *** ***-*****?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 11/16/15 07:38pm

******* *** *** ***** ** **** ********* ******* *** ********** or ******* **** ******** ****** ****, *** **** ********* *** costs ** * ******* **** ** *** ******. * ** think ***** *** **** ***** **** ******** *** *** ***** but*********** ****** **** *****, ** ***** **** ****** **** ***** back ***** ****** **** *** *********** ** *******.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

In reply to John Honovich | 11/17/15 01:06am

***** **** ********* ** ****, ********* *** ** ******** ** this ***. ****'** ******* **** ******* * *** ********** (***** 30-35% ** **** ********) **** ***** *** ** ***** ***** customers, ***** *****'* ***** ** **** ****. **** **** ***** Milestone ***** ******* **** ** **** ******* ** ****** **** revenue. ** **** ** *******, **** **** *** ***** ******* that **** **** ******* ******* ******.

***** ** *** ***** *** *** *** ******* -- ****** lower ***** ****** ** ****** **** ***** ********* (****** ***** margins *** ****** *** **** **** ** ****** *** *********), or **** **** **********.

** *** ***, **** **** ******* **** ** ***** ******* for ***** ***** *** **** *** ******* ** ******* * higher ****** ** **** **, ** ******, **** ** *** risk ** **** ********? ******, ******* **** **** **** ***** to *** ***** **** *** ****** ********** ** ***** ** other ******** *********, ** ** ****** ** **** * **** to **** ***** ********* ****** **** *** **** ******* *********.

** **, ** ***** **** *** ***** ****, ****** * do ***** **** **'* ******** *** *** **** ** *** industry ** *** ** ******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3 | 11/17/15 01:18am

"**** **** ***** ********* ***** ******* **** ** **** ******* of ****** **** *******. ** **** ** *******, **** **** the ***** ******* **** **** **** ******* ******* ******."

*** ** ********, ********* *** ***** ** ***** ********** ***** and ******* ***** **** *** *** ***** **** **** ***** through *****. **, ** ****, ******* ** *******, *** ***** are **** ******. ** ***** **** ****** *** **** *** will ** ***** ****** ****.

"**** **** ******* **** ** ***** ******* *** ***** ***** and **** *** ******* ** ******* * ****** ****** ** lose **, ** ******, **** ** *** **** ** **** behavior"

*** **** ** **** ***** **** ****** ****** *** ***** unit ******** **** ** ****** *** *** **** **** (*) the **** ** ****** (******* *** **** ********* ** *** equity) *** (*) *** *** ******* ****** *********** *********** ***** to ***. **, ***, **** ****** ******* **** *********** ********* but *** **** **** ***** *** ****** *** ******.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

In reply to John Honovich | 11/17/15 01:42am

** **** ********* *****, *'* ******* ** *** **** ********* already ******** * ******* ***** ** **** ******* ** *****, so **** ***** *** ** ** **** ** * **** as *** ***** *****. *** **'* ******** **** ** ****** that * ****** ********** ** ***** ******* ***'* / ***'* need *** **** *********** **** *******, ** *** ** ***.

* ** ***** **** **** ***** *****, ****** ** *** choice ** ***** ***** ** **** ******** ** ****** ***** to **** ********, *'* ***** **** ****'** ******* ** **** every ****** **** *** *** ***** ***** **.

**** ****** ** ****, ******...****'* ****** ******** ****** ** ****.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to John Honovich | 11/17/15 05:34am

********* *** ***** ** ***** ********** ***** *** ******* ***** that *** *** ***** **** **** ***** ******* *****. **, at ****, ******* ** *******, *** ***** *** **** ******.

*** ** ******* ** ****, *******?

**** *** ** ***** *** ******* **** ***** ******, *** they ***'*.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 11/17/15 11:47am

** ****** *** *******, ***** **** *** ******** *** *** units (**** **** ** ***** ** **** *** *****). ***** paid ** - ** ***** (*******, ***'* ****, **** ********) to *********.

*** ***** ** ******* *** ******** *** ** - ** units (******* ********* ** ****** *** ******** ** ***** ********* for **** ** ** **** *********). ** ***** *** **** (i.e. ******** ** *********) *** ******* ** **** ** **** or ****. ***/**?

Undisclosed #1

In reply to John Honovich | 11/17/15 03:36pm

*** ***** **** ***'** *********** ** **** ********* **** ***** free ******* *** *** **** ** **** ***** ***, ******** a ******* ************, ** ***** ****** */** ** *** *** year **** ** ****** ** *** ***** *****, *** **% of **** ** * ******.

**** **** ****** *** *****, ********* *** ******** *** *** revenue **** **** **** ** *****.

*** *** ***** ***** *** *****, ** **** *** ******** will ********, *** ***** **** ** ***** *******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 11/17/15 03:43pm

"**** ** ***** *******."

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"**** **** ****** *** *****, ********* *** ******** *** *** revenue **** **** **** ** *****."

** **** ** **** * ********* ******** ****, *** **** not ********* ** ** *** ********? ********* ** ****** **** brand *** ********. *** **** *** ***** ** ** ********* to *** * ******* **** **** **** *** *** ***** for ****?

* *** **** ********* **** ********* ** ****** ********, **********, maybe ******* ***** * ******* *** **** * ***** *********, etc. ********* **** *** *** ****** ** **** ** * loss ******. ********* **** **** ** ** *****.

Undisclosed End User #2

11/16/15 06:00pm

******** - *** *** *** **** ****** ***** *** **** of *** ** **** - **** **** ** ***** **** business **, ** ***** ******, "*****, ******* *** *****". **** are *** **** ** **** *****. *** ****** ******* ********** with ***** ******** ** *.* **** **** *** ***** ** legend. ********* *** ** *********** ** **** ********* ** ***** product. **** ** ***** *** * ***** "*****" ** *** upgrade ****, ** *** *** *** ********* ***. ************, ** I **** * ********, *'* **** *** ******* **** *** well ********, ****** *** *** *** ********* ***** ** ******* the *** ****. ** *** ** *'* *********, ****'* *********.

**** ** ***-****.

Undisclosed #4

In reply to Undisclosed End User #2 | 11/17/15 02:54pm

"*** ****** ******* ********** **** ***** ******** ** *.* **** been *** ***** ** ******."

******? * *** *** ***** ** **** ******.

***** **** *** ***** ********* **** ******* ********* **** *** other ****, *** *** ***** ******* **** ** * **** account ** **** ****'** *********** ****** *** ********** ** *** new ******** ********?

Sal Visone

IPVMU Certified | 11/23/15 08:23pm

***** *** **** ******* *** ********* ****** ****?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Sal Visone | 11/23/15 10:56pm

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