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Non-Tech : Any info about Iomega (IOM)?
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To: Tom Carroll who wrote (50522)3/17/1998 11:10:00 PM
From: Jeff Hayden  Read Replies (1) of 58324
 
Still here.

Tom and all,

I knew I'd stay through thick 'n thin. Well, it's thin just now. The thing that bothers me the most is Iomega's sluggishness in bringing out new products. Iomega hired an awful lot of people for their R&D group. What's taking so long to get the products out?

While we've all been happy with the marketing scheme of sticking with a 100 MByte Zip, I now think it's time for a higher capacity version. The present sales appear to have flattened - so I don't think a higher capacity Zip will hurt the Zip100 sales all that much. In fact, a higher capacity version may spark more interest. What should a higher capacity Zip hold? I think 200 MBytes wouldn't be worth the effort. The fat Zip should be at least 500 MBytes, cost about $150, and be backward compatible with the Zip100.

The trend toward small hand held devices (cameras, computers, phones, etc.) is real - so Clik! will be relevant, as will the tiny hard drive IBM recently talked about. However, I think Clik! ought to start with 100 MBytes out of the gate. Clik! and Zip should be available in firewire, as that's how all the new hardware will connect together.

I've been waitin' for the new amazin' stuff. I ain't impressed yet.

Jeff
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