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To: Richard Karpel who wrote (37869)	11/30/1997 3:47:00 PM
From: Dale Stempson	Respond to of 58324

Re: >>>They're not going to install the HiFi drive "in lieu of the 1.44 MB floppy" for the same reason computer makers don't install the ZIP as a replacement for the floppy drive: A computer with a floppy drive would have a competitive advantage over a computer without a floppy drive.<<< Richard, Other than the price/cost difference between the HiFD and a standard floppy drive, I do not understand the competitive advantage you refer to. Perhaps you're not aware that the Sony HiFD drive is backward compatible with 1.44 MB disks. Regards - Dale

To: Richard Karpel who wrote (37869)	11/30/1997 8:51:00 PM
From: Rocky Reid	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 58324

>>A computer with a floppy drive would have a competitive advantage over a computer without a floppy drive. This is especially true when the replacement is a storage device -- like the HiFi drive -- that has no installed base.<< This statement makes no sense whatsoever. The deal about the Sony HiFi drive is that it delivers better performance and twice the capacity of Zip with its own proprietary disk AND IT IS COMPATIBLE with every 1.44 drive ever made. This makes it useful with every computer made within the last 10 years or so. One can disgard the older 1.44 floppy drive and still not be worried about not being able to share files with other people who don't want Zips. Zip is compatible with only other Zips-- an installed base of around 2%-3% of newer computers.