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

To: Bearded One who wrote (40329)	12/17/1997 4:52:00 PM
From: cellhigh	Respond to of 58324

would you buy a razor that testing demonstrated will cut your face?? its that simple.the customer will not risk damaging thier drives to save a couple of bucks!you better believe iom will make it known that knock offs can do just that. ya know....i'll bet you would walk around with ground beef face just to say you would buy em!

To: Bearded One who wrote (40329)	12/17/1997 8:08:00 PM
From: Lurker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 58324

<<http://my.excite.com/news/r/971217/15/tech-iomega I'm not sure what you are saying. It sounds like you are agreeing with me. Since Nomai is entering the 'razor blade' market, Iomega has to lower the prices on its 'blades'. Furthermore, as you point out, most consumers don't know the difference between razor blades. Thus, they won't know or care about any differences between Nomai's and Iomega's cartridges.>> What I am saying is that despite the fact that there are generic blades out there, Gillette has not gone bankrupt. Therefore, to say that the "razor" analogy shows that Iomega is doomed is silly. Noumai is like the hyena scavenger. The hyena eats from the kills of the Lions when the lions are stuffed or inattentive. But, just because the hyena can be seen with occasional scraps, the majesty of the lion is not diminished. Personally, I am not banking on Zip or Jaz or Buzz or Clik! I am banking on a dynamic, lion-like leadership that will outfight the competition. Iomega will be around long after Zip is gone just like Texas Instruments is still around even though the TI-99 is long gone. Mike