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

To: AreWeThereYet who wrote (48428)2/20/1998 9:36:00 PM
From: BBG  Respond to of 58324
 
>> Sony HiFD will have tough battle if IOM or Nomai able to produce a low-cost zip disk.<<<

ANDY...

I think it's already been established that a a ZIP disk only costs around $1 to produce... If IOMEGA needs to lower the price to keep SONY off it's turf they will... The lower margins won't hurt as much as letting Sony get a toe hold in the market...

JD



To: AreWeThereYet who wrote (48428)2/21/1998 7:37:00 PM
From: Brendan2012  Respond to of 58324
 
>>a low-cost zip disk is still necessary but missing right now (lower capacity like 5MB is okay but it must cost only few bucks).<<

Speaking of this, does anyone have any speculation why Iomega dropped plans for a 25MB Zip disk? I think they probably dropped it because it would cost them about the same to make but would have to be priced less than half that of a Zip 100MB disk.

Brendan


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