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

To: Cameron Dorey who wrote (4713)	11/6/2000 12:57:14 PM
From: hdl	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5023

iom helping ibm with its microdrive use iom software. this board had posts which said iom couldn't compete with microdrive, which was much smaller. others said microdrive was too expensive. others said it would come down in price. is iom selling rope to the hangman? but, couldn't ibm create or buy or license software to do the job if it didn't get it from iom?

To: Cameron Dorey who wrote (4713)	11/6/2000 2:46:45 PM
From: Mel Boreham	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 5023

Cameron and hdl, check out the business news at Yahoo. That is where I saw it this am. IBM is coming out with a 1 Gig. microdrive next year and I think that they already have a deal with IOM to include their Bay Tray Zip 250s in their laptop computers (along with other companies like Gateway, Dell and Toshiba - 70% of the laptop market) and I think I remember that QuickSync 2 software was included as part of the deal (automatic backup should appeal to business road warriors at they just don't have or take the time to backup their files while on the road. QS-2 does this for them and can save many a backside by having backups of various versions of spreadsheets, e-mails, memos and other critical files. This inclusion isn't being viewed as selling rope to the hangman as far as we can see, Wall Street thought is was significant... over 10 million shares so far and exceeding our 52 week high today, making it all the way to 7 bucks a share! The idea is that software has huge margins and doesn't subtract from earnings as it doesn't take that much investment to turn-out licensed software deals with big corps like IBM (and the laptop makers plus American Airlines as mentioned in a recent news release from Iomega). Bruce is doing one heck of a good job for all of us. Keep us the super work Bruce and the gang out in Roy! All the best, Mel