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

To: Gary Wisdom who wrote (48887)	2/26/1998 3:00:00 AM
From: Reseller	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 58324

>>I think not. Thus, at least in the short term, is the problem with this business model.<< This has always troubled me as well, I want to see product stacked high and selling cheep. Having said that there is a natural progression of adaptors of this type of technology. As acceptability increases and production starts to overcome supply than pricing decreases should ensue. At this point I'm confused about the best approach to maximize the return. My killer instinct tells me that Intel has the right model, prices should come down as fast and hard as they can not giving competition a chance to grow. My greedy instinct tells me that if competition isn't perceived as a threat than why throw away profit that could be invested in advertising, R+D, etc ? As a business man this issue has often presented the challenge, if I reduce my price by so many dollars am I going to make more by selling more? Or am I going to make less and how many more do I have to sell to make up for the loss margin providing that I could sell that many more ? I think K.E. has given us the indication that he was out to make as much as he could by stating that he would be the exception and make money in this business. When he stated this policy I thought of the hard drive companies and how they always seem to cannibalize themselves. For the moment I'm tempering my Killer instinct with my Greedy instinct in favor of the company. Due to the formidable job the company has done I am compelled to give credit where credit is due. FWIW only my humble views Regards Reseller ps, glad your back, I might ad that you should go ahead and order one of each heck it can't hurt any worse that what you've already been thru with this stock. The products are Great.