Agreed as to the statement about essential, but in order for it to be "non-essential", there needs to be an effective, non-infringing alternative. Apple tried the relay server approach and it was not effective, and it was costly. Oh, and Apple is all too happy to infringe
As to the First Net participant list, this is a voluntary list of organizations which would be interested in making contacts for possible partnerships. The absence of Avaya, Mitel, Cisco, and others on the list doesn't say anything (imho) about whether they are or will be participating in partnerships. And why in the world would Old Republic Title be on this list?
Anyway, we should all know what we own, why we own it, etc. despite the fear of MSIG calling us out as part of the Short Cabal. And surely, we need to see some good news on licensing and revenues. Sooner would be better. Opa