freeness, why would I buy the brands you offered that have a planned obsolescence of 5 years? BTW I AM an NEC dealer and a Sprint dealer (have been Tadiran for years) ESI as well. All my Tadiran switches have been in for years and simply upgraded. You should compare the quality of the phones as well...I have demo kits of most of my competetion so I can demo feature for feature against what we sell. There is a reason Tadiran costs more and I can tell you that simply listening to the handset or the speakerphone will tell you why. Better pricing? I just went head to head last with Avaya, Nortel, and Cisco and beat them ALL in features, quality and price. This was a 500 station deal too. BTW NEC didn't JUST slap their sticker on the Aspire..they have a major hand in it. The Aspire whacks the the other NEC product line upside the head...hard. So, I am still awaiting WHY you would purchse those other brands?