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Non-Tech : The New Iomega '2000' Discussion Group
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To: eric larson who wrote (1396)7/5/1999 10:28:00 PM
From: Rocky Reid  Read Replies (2) of 5023
 
"Mavica cameras currently hold 40% + of the market and it's increasing..."

This mis-statement is now proved incorrect by the top-20 list in your last post. 6 of the top 20 digicams are Mavicas. This by itself would suggest that at the most, 30% of these are floppy-based cameras. If you were to add in all the other digiams on the market, then you would probably be left with less than 20% being Floppy Mavicas.

The 30% figure above is generous towards the Mavica, because the #1-selling digcam in the world right now, the $999 Nikon Coolpix950, is reportedly outselling it's nearest competitor (the Olympus C2000) by more than 2 to 1. Therefore, the 30% results are rough at best since no hard sales numbers are evident.

BTW, Nikon continues to stick by their Official Statement that disk-drive-based cameras do not pass Nikon reliability standards. Therefore, do not expect to ever see a Nikon camera that is designed with a built-in Iomega Flop! or IBM Microdrive. Nikon cameras are being introduced right now with the CompactFlash type II slot. Microdrive can work in these as an seperate add-on since it is CF type II size. Iomega Flop! is simply way too large to fit. Expect more Nikon models later this year with the CF type II slots.

Also, Don't be suprised if Agfa quietly drops the Flop!-based camera altogether, or simply introduces a large clunky camera with a PCMCIA type II interface (so the PC T2 Flop! drive will fit) to save a little face.
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