Hello.

Does anyone else here think that Avaya is in Hollywood's pocket?

It seem like every time I watch a movie or TV show, I see avaya IP phones in them.

It does not matter if its Arrested development, the whole 10 years(in dentist office), Alias or 24. Those avaya phone are pretty much on every new show you watch on TV.

Also, every show or movie has an Apple computer in it. This is kind of ironic because I don't know a single person who uses an apple in real life.

Independence day was on TV the other day and I'm suppose to believe than an apple computer is compatible with alien technology!!! Apple computers aren't even compatible with EARTH TECHNOLOGY!

Come on now.

Anyway, maybe I should tell Avaya that I'm producing a film and see if they will send me a few boxes of those IP phones. What do you think?

lol......

Be careful, the cult of the one button mouse (Apple users) might attack...

I knew it!

I've noticed for years now that Apple users were a bit different. Now we know why!

I'm trying to come up with a crack about Steve Jobs, but I just can't seem to come up with anything. He must be doing some sort of mind control to protect his image. Lol.

The only people I've seen use Apple are NASA engineers (rocket scienctists) and artists (really sign designers). The weird people with wide bridges between their brain halves and are usually left handed.
So, how ya doin', Lefty?

Yes, Apples always were favored by graphics and Photoshop users. That's because Apple used to be able to do things with these applications that a PC couldn't but that isn't the case today. Even so, old habits die hard and these people are probably the only ones who buy Apples.

Apple also donates their machines to schools in the hopes that kids will learn on them and then get their parents to buy them for home. Same thing for product placements in movies.

Neither Avaya or Apple is "in hollywood's pocket". Product placement is a form of advertising and I can assure you that they pay big money to have their products displayed.

Question is why is Avaya promoting the hell out of this thing? Could it be because of what we all know- they spent big $$$ developing this thing and nobody wants it?

-Hal

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I do see a lot of Avaya. Then on top of it if you arent familiar with the design they add a big AVAYA sticker so you know for sure. I see lots of Cisco phones here lately. Last but not least The Simpsons uses an animated model of a Toshiba phone.

AT&T, eh..I mean Lucent, wait..I mean Avaya, has always had their fingers in the market. Yep Independance Day had a MAC, and an MLX phone too.

I always thought that the prop people got the cheapest thing they could get. You can't get cheaper than out of a dumpster.

I have noticed this Avaya thing on tv over the years as well. What drives me nuts is the on the show "Las Vegas", they have Cisco phones, but they use an old TIE ring tone. I know you can use a .wav file and have any ring you want, but the TIE ring doesn't seem right!!

Hollywood makes a lot of mistakes during their movie. I mean a lot of very stupid mistakes. I think there are entire web site dedicated to pointing out a lot of them.

Its kind of live someone driving up in a new BMW and beeping the horn and having it sound like a 1962 VM beetle. Its just out of place.

I've noticed a lot of Cisco phones too. The funny thing is...they never have any cables connected to them in the movies.

I'm just too upset to comment on the Apple thing....MACs RULE!

If you haven't owned one, you wouldn't understand. If you have owned one, you'll probably own another.


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Sorry, my friend, but this is a forum for telephone system technicians, not one for "which computer is best". Apple or PC has nothing to do with us (for now!).

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Ed
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How come there's always enough time to go back and fix it a second time?

I've been a telephone technician for 22 years! I only mentioned the apple thing because it was a secondary topic in this thread. Note the :raz: in my post. It was all in good fun!

Have a GREAT day!


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it could be the placement thing , a lot of products are placed in movies and tv for us to see with the idea that if our favorite show uses it then we will to.

watch the credits of a old andy of maybery it will sya "vehicles provided by ford motor " ford gave them the cars for free publicity .

I would imagine Avaya either pays for placement or comps the producer/studio with a usable system in exchange for placement

its ALL a comercial .

yes they do, all computer interfaces for phone systems are PCs. which in our world the pc rules. besides having a mac is like wearing an earing in your right ear only you know what i mean. just kidding not hoping to offend anyone


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