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Non-Tech : Any info about Iomega (IOM)? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Spank who wrote (39318)	12/10/1997 10:41:00 PM
From: KM	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 58324

Spank: In some ways, this thread was more fun when we were discussing underwear. Know what I mean?

To: Spank who wrote (39318)	12/11/1997 12:32:00 AM
From: Naggrachi	Respond to of 58324

Re:SO, what form will this "unlimited storage capacity" take? I'm not a techie, nor a trader of Trufflett or Gary's level, but here's my take on ORCL. Larry ellison is hell bent on beating MSFT. He is so focused on the NPC that in my opinion, is getting ORCL side tracked and going in the wrong directtion. Mr. Ellison's rationale is as follows. With NPC one does not need a operating system. Once you connect to the internet or the network you desire, the make of your machine will not matter, they will all be on a same level field (kindda like when we connect to the net now.) If this works, MSFT will no longer dominate the market like they do now. At least that's what Mr. Ellison thinks. Furthermore, ORCL can then use this oppurtunity to promote many of it's products, especially when you consider that they are in the database buiness. My take on this? Larry is shoveing a product down the consumers throat whether they want it or not. I think there will be some NPC's out there but not to the level that Mr. Ellison thinks. Besides, I read an article the other day that mentioned the fact the networks people will be connecting to may not be able to handle the increased traffic. Besides, look at how many companies tried to beat MSFT and what the end result was. As much as I used to admire ORCL and what a great company it was, I'm glad I don't have a position in it today. As to the storage solution the commercial talks about? The net is what they are referring to. The above is a simplified narrative, of what's going on between MSFT and ORCL. I'm sure the real facts are more complicated. Zead