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Aplio

Aplio was an Internet appliance maker located in San Bruno, California. They were a French startup, that was founded in 1996. They were acquired by Net2Phone in 2000. Their product Aplio/Phone is a device, that allowed a standard telephone to communicate across the Internet. It was named Product of the Year by the Internet Telephony magazine. Version 2.0 was shipped in 1999. Aplio/Pro was an Internet telephony appliance with an embedded Linux kernel. It was named Product of the Year by Internet Telephony and Communications Services magazines.

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Aplio was an Internet appliance maker located in San Bruno, California. They were a French startup, that was founded in 1996. They were acquired by Net2Phone in 2000. Their product Aplio/Phone is a device, that allowed a standard telephone to communicate across the Internet. It was named Product of the Year by the Internet Telephony magazine. Version 2.0 was shipped in 1999. Aplio/Pro was an Internet telephony appliance with an embedded Linux kernel. It was named Product of the Year by Internet Telephony and Communications Services magazines.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1996 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1996". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1338122851

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