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Non-Tech : Any info about Iomega (IOM)?
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To: Reseller who wrote (49985)3/14/1998 9:34:00 AM
From: jwk  Read Replies (1) of 58324
 
>> I view the relationship between Sony and the other OEMs as hostile, competitors, to the point of enemies. <<

Reseller - I agree with you on this. The example given by Lumpy of box makers oem'ing an IBM hard drive doesn't apply here because of the fact that there are multiple alternative sources for hard drives for a company to quickly switch to if a supply problem should develop with IBM.

Also, hard drives don't present the media compatibility issue that removeables do. If DELL were to switch to SONY's vapor drive they would not only expose themselves to a single source supplier who is also a competitor, they would also leave an awful lot of recent customers twisting in the wind. Not good business.

They could, however, switch hard drive suppliers at the drop of the proverbial hat, and most customers wouldn't even know, let alone even care as long as the same level of quality and dependability was maintained.

It is a totally different situation than oem'ing removeables.
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