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

To: Reseller who wrote (41605)	12/28/1997 3:20:00 AM
From: vc21	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 58324

To All, Many posters mentioned thwarting Nomai from the hardware side but it may be much easier to do it from the software. I think Iomega may be able to blow Nomai out of the water with one new release of it's necessary drivers on the Zip tools device. I admit I don't know too much about this but it seems a little coding and a disc serial number back-up reference check would make ALL NOMAI discs inoperable. Just something to think about. Regards, Vic

To: Reseller who wrote (41605)	12/28/1997 2:56:00 PM
From: Richard Schmidt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 58324

Quality issues aside, can't we expect that cheaper clone disks will increase the acceptance of the Zip as the removable disk standard? While I too don't like the idea of cloners copying Iomega in an unsanctioned way and with inferior quality, I vaguely remember back to when Norelco introduced the compact cassette audio tape in the 60's. They opened the standard up to all sorts of manufacturers, stating that they would rather have a percentage of a huge pie rather than 100% of a small pie. We all know what happened next. I would venture that practically everybody on this thread has at least one cassette audio device either at home or in their car or portable radio. IBM also was forced into opening up its PC standard by cloners such as Compaq. Apple has successfully resisted the unsanctioned cloning of its Mac, and we all know where they are now. With the inclusion rate for Zip drives in OEM computers running at about 10% now, Iomega still has a long way to go before becoming a universal standard. If they open the standard up to licensed competition, it can only help them in their quest. Yes they will have to compete on price and quality-but they have an enormous advantage in marketing savvy and reputation. They also control the upgrade path. I would like to see Iomega bring Nomai and others into their fold, and blow this thing out as the new standard once and for all. In the long run it can only be good for business.... Richard Schmidt