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

To: Herb Fuller who wrote (45479)	1/25/1998 12:17:00 AM
From: Rocky Reid	Respond to of 58324

>>With Micron leading the way , other OEM's will follow only when they find themselves being pressured by their customers to include the Zip.<< I have not seen the new Super Bowl ads, but I can tell you that Iomega had better put a little education into their ads. People buying the <$1000 computers all too often know next to nothing about computers. They just know they have to have one (to pacify the kids, to type out that report, to play CD-Rom games, to try out those AOL floppies, etc.) The Zip ad I've seen with the big plane does not address this. As in my previous post, they must make sure that OEM's put that Zip sticker on the cases and shipping boxes, and have the commerials insist that any computer you buy must have that sticker on it (just like Intel). At least that is what I'd do.

To: Herb Fuller who wrote (45479)	1/25/1998 6:11:00 AM
From: Brendan2012	Respond to of 58324

Zip Standard I have long believed that Zip would eventually get into most new computers and then slowly replace the 3.5" floppy. I think the floppy just doesn't have enough capacity today for so many applications, and computers do need writable removable storage. The Zip is still very much in the lead as the next universal floppy drive. Has there been a device which has been able to get into a significant number of computers (like 5% of new ones) but which hasn't gone on to become a nearly universal item? We've seen this happen with 3.5" drives, CD-ROMs, sound cards, and modems (did I get them all?). Will the Zip be unable to continue this trend, and if not why not? I think it's a very good sign that Micron has the Zip as drive A: in most of their computers now. Micron really is a leader. Others will follow. There's been so much talk about Zip sales peaking around here lately, but I just don't see it happening, certainly not yet. Brendan