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

To: Rocky Reid who wrote (50017)	3/14/1998 5:36:00 PM
From: jwk	Respond to of 58324

Lumpy --Just in case you missed this follow-up to your IBM example from last night, I made this point in a post to Reseller this morning..... >>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. << Also, I'm still waiting for you to either reaffirm or retract your comments about expensing the cost of the ad campaign. Are you just making wild statements, or are you in anyway capable of backing them up with plausible data?

To: Rocky Reid who wrote (50017)	3/14/1998 5:44:00 PM
From: Cogito	Respond to of 58324

>>I said that Buz was meant for consumer use only, and this review proves it.<< Rocky - I believe that it is extremely obvious that Buz is meant as a consumer device. Note that the Editor's Choice system in the PC Mag review cost's $350, as opposed to Buz's price of $199. Congratulations on being right about something, even if it was clear to everyone from the beginning. - Allen

To: Rocky Reid who wrote (50017)	3/14/1998 11:20:00 PM
From: Michael Coley	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 58324

RE: Buz a Consumer Product? >> I said that Buz was meant for consumer use only, and this review proves it. << I'm glad to see that you agree. The "consumer" was who Iomega designed Buz for, and if even you can see that, they must have done a good job. It certainly worked fine (targeting the consumer market) with Zip. Maybe they'll come out with a professional version of Buz if the consumer version is a real hit. - Michael Coley - wwol.com