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Non-Tech : Any info about Iomega (IOM)?
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To: Michael M who wrote (54819)5/16/1998 12:46:00 PM
From: Rocky Reid  Read Replies (2) of 58324
 
>>I noted that most of the new top-end desk-tops had ZIP built-in. I also noted that most of the new top-end power books were sporting built-in Super Drives<<

I'll explain it to you. Apple and Steve Jobs don't give a rat's ass who "wins" the removable storage war. The iMac is the first indication that Jobs does not care about removable storage. He cares about networking and the internet. To him, it is up to the user what types of removable storage they want to use in their desktops. The Superdisc drive makes sense because Apple can get rid of the floppy drive and its associated expenses, and still not lose floppy compatibility in their Powerbooks.

When Sony HiFi is released, IMO Apple will quickly adopt this new 200MB floppy-compatible Standard in its Powerbooks, and drop the floppy drives across the entire line. And it is my assertion that people will adopt the 200MB Speedy Sony HiFi floppy-compatible drives very very quickly as additions to iMacs, inside Powerbooks and G3's, and into all manner of Wintel computers as well. While Iomega has garnered a public perception of selling crappy drives with terrible customer service, Sony on the other hand has great respect around the world for its products.

Sony hiFi just makes sense. 200MB. Faster than Zip or Superdisc. Floppy compatible. And roughly the same cost as Zip, with twice the capacity.
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