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Non-Tech : The New Iomega '2000' Discussion Group -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: sheila rothstein who wrote (1588)	7/10/1999 2:03:00 PM
From: eric larson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 5023

IomegaNut's Week-Ago "Skillful Analysis" of ORB versus Clik! sales: Here was IomegaNut's "conclusion", based, however illogically, on looking at http://www/shopper.com/top1000/0.html week-to-week movements in position of ORB and Clik! "sales". (Remember, it's neither "logic" nor "credibility" that IomegaNut is interested in...it's the negative headlines...negative advertising...which end, on TMF, is unwittingly served by responders to IomegaNut's "logical arguments" whenever they repeat, again and again and again, his NEGATIVE HEADLINES in their responses. When that happens, IomegaNut earns his keep.) boards.fool.com <<As you can see, Castlewood Orb is vastly outselling Iomega's Clik. Those hoping Clik is Iomega's savior are looking at a big disappointment. >> Here we are just 7 days later, and the same criteria IomegaNut used to arrive at the above "assessment" can be used to arrive at an equally "rational assessment". First, the facts, with quotes by IomegaNut on 7/2/99 and the followup week-later ratings on 7/9/99: ORB 2.2GB USB Extremovable Media Drive PC/MAC 7/2/99 <<The USB Orb is now up to #387 (yesterday #435)>> 7/9/99 A week later: DOWN to #415 ORB 2.2GB Eide INT Removable Media Drive PC 7/2/99 <<IDE Orb #437 (yesterday #450)>> 7/9/99 A week later: DOWN to #566 ORB 2.2GB Scsi INT Removable Meida Drive PC 7/2/99 <<SCSI internal #758 (yesterday #810)>> 7/9/99 A week later: UP to #538 ORB 2.2GB Scsi EXT Removable Media Drive MAC 7/2/99 <<SCSI external #980 (yesterday #982) 7/9/99 A week later: UP to #846 Clik 40MB Pcmcia for PC Card Slot in PC Notebooks 7/2/99 <<Iomega Clik PCMCIA type II #676 7/9/99 A week later: : UP to #229 Since "Nut" lumped all the Castlewood products together in constructing his week-ago conclusion relative to Clik! PC Card Drive, it's only "reasonable" to do the same with figures just a week later: ORB Summary: .... USB #387 ---> #415 .... - 28 places (negative momentum) .... EIDE #437 ---> #566 .... -129 places (negative momentum) Int SCSI #758 ---> #538 .... +220 places (nothing next to Clik!) Ext SCSI #980 ---> #846 .... +134 places (ho-hum change) ------------------------------------------ ORB Net "movement" == +197 places CLIK Net "movement" == +447 places (#676 ---> #229) What can we "conclude" in "IomegaNut fashion": "SCSI ORBs are CANNIBALIZING USB and EIDE sales!!! And even then, little ole PCMCIA Clik! is outpacing the two SCSI ORBS... COMBINED!!! "ORB is a HUUUGE FLOP!!!...and will only get worse as this week's trend unfolds" "The fall back in ORB rankings probably reflects the return rates of ORBS to resellers!!! ORB is setting records on returns to stores!!!" (BTW, where are the ORB 2.2GB cartridge sales in the top1000 ratings?)