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

To: Dan Woodbury who wrote (50604)	3/18/1998 12:11:00 PM
From: Jeff Hayden	Respond to of 58324

Dan, The reason Iomega didn't come out with a Zip replacement or upgrade was that they wanted the Zip to become the next standard floppy. They've done the right thing and have come a long way toward making that happen by not "killing" the Zip earlier. I think Zip100 is entrenched enough that it's now time to bring out the higher capacity hardware, but it should be in the Zip100 form factor for recognition and reliability - not Jaz as I don't consider Jaz (or SyJet or SparQ, for that matter) rugged enough for hard commuter use. The Clik! is for the next generation hardware that's beginning to emerge. I think 40 MBytes is not enough though, especially if it doesn't come out 'till fall. Jaz, which is a removable hard drive equivalent, should keep stepping up to match last years hard drive's capacity. Jeff

To: Dan Woodbury who wrote (50604)	3/18/1998 2:23:00 PM
From: Cogito	Respond to of 58324

>>One thing that has surprised me about Iomega is that they have failed to counter the competition's threat of "the Zip killer" by marketing their own "Zip killer". A well accepted business mantra which is very applicable in hi-tech is you must plan to make your own products obsolete. Ever since the Zip became popularly accepted, it became the benchmark for other companies to target with competing offerings.<< Dan - When you're talking about removable storage, one of the biggest advantages a product can have is widespread acceptance. Zip's most valuable asset right now is the fact that if you want to exchange data with other people, a Zip disk is the medium most likely to work. SyQuest has employed the strategy of coming out with new storage products that are incompatible with their old ones, and look where it has gotten them. - Allen