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

To: Reseller who wrote (49985)	3/14/1998 9:34:00 AM
From: jwk	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 58324

>> I view the relationship between Sony and the other OEMs as hostile, competitors, to the point of enemies. << Reseller - I agree with you on this. The example given by Lumpy of box makers oem'ing an IBM hard drive doesn't apply here because of the fact that there are multiple alternative sources for hard drives for a company to quickly switch to if a supply problem should develop with IBM. Also, hard drives don't present the media compatibility issue that removeables do. If DELL were to switch to SONY's vapor drive they would not only expose themselves to a single source supplier who is also a competitor, they would also leave an awful lot of recent customers twisting in the wind. Not good business. They could, however, switch hard drive suppliers at the drop of the proverbial hat, and most customers wouldn't even know, let alone even care as long as the same level of quality and dependability was maintained. It is a totally different situation than oem'ing removeables.

To: Reseller who wrote (49985)	3/14/1998 10:00:00 AM
From: Herb Fuller	Respond to of 58324

Reseller , Re:>>>Approaching 15 million sold ( or more ) and counting<<< I agree entirely with your post . The thing that keeps me in IOM is the potential market that Iomega is ramping the Zip into . If it wouldn't be for the following facts Iomega would be history for me . *************************************************** 220,000,000 OEM produced computers in the last 3-4 years est . 13,000,000 Zips sold at this point in time . ------------------ 207,000,000 potential market . **************************************************** I believe in the bear argument that all of the potential market will not be penetrated by the Zip but at the same time one has to see that the Zip has a long way** to go before it reaches it's zenith . Long and Strong IOM , Herb