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

To: Philip J. Davis who wrote (53935)	4/30/1998 1:52:00 PM
From: stock bull	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 58324

Philip, I think the success of the HiFD and LS120 is marketing the drive to the OEM's. This will make the drive a "real" standard. Why hasn't the combination of Imation/Compaq/3M made the LS120 a replacement for the floppy? It's my experience that three companies working together are not as efficient as a single company with all the required resources;ie, Sony. I just think that Sony has a better chance at success than the other three companies. Stock Bull

To: Philip J. Davis who wrote (53935)	4/30/1998 5:54:00 PM
From: AreWeThereYet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 58324

Philip, Backward compatibility is not over-rated. It is very important for a new product. Use DVD-ROM as an example. First generation ROM can't read CDR and CD-RW and they sell slowly even when priced below $200. Now 2nd generation ROM fixed closed the compatibility and performance holes and market share finally picking up. Will DVD success without backward compatibility to CDR and CD-RW? Yes, probably but it will take much longer as long as there is nothing better than DVD appear. This also applies to Zip. Why LS-120 fails (actually, can't declare its failure yet)? Few factors: 1) Slow speed 2) Not ready for full production until recent 3) Only Compaq sell them until recent Don't forget the production capability of LS-120 consortium is very weak compare to Sony alone or Teac alone. Compaq is a box-maker, it doesn't make the drive! If Sony can deliver the HiFD as promised before September, it has a very high chance to beat Zip to be the next floppy standard gradually. Good news for IOM is that Sony still can't demonstrate a full-working prototype. aC