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

To: Philip J. Davis who wrote (54957)	5/18/1998 8:37:00 PM
From: jwk	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 58324

Well, at least they promised it's really on the way, and it is from SONY ...... so, that means it's real and not VAPOR like Clik! <VBG>

To: Philip J. Davis who wrote (54957)	5/18/1998 8:41:00 PM
From: jwk	Respond to of 58324

AND another big oh yeah,..... if it had comeout on time it would have been the Zip and Jaz and Clik! and Iomega killer and it would probably have leveled all of Roy Utah too and all the other box makers would have oem'ed it right away and they would have made it the new standard, and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and andand and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and ........

To: Philip J. Davis who wrote (54957)	5/18/1998 9:13:00 PM
From: rocky haag	Respond to of 58324

heck by november we will have sold maybe 17 million Zips

To: Philip J. Davis who wrote (54957)	5/18/1998 9:35:00 PM
From: Zakrosian	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 58324

Philip - thanks for the link to that insightful, well-researched article on Sony's HiFD introduction. The authors seem certain that the battle for next removable storage is between Sony and Imation, and that Iomega and SyQuest will not really be competitive due to their lack of compatibility to the 3 1/2 inch floppy. And that a $20mm campaign is "betting the farm" on a product introduction? Even Rocky might have challenged that claim.

To: Philip J. Davis who wrote (54957)	5/18/1998 11:28:00 PM
From: Andrew Shih	Respond to of 58324

>> adage.com Sony also is prepared to outspend the competition. Imation last month launched a $10 million SuperDisk campaign. Sony will spend double that in the U.S. in the first 12 months of the HiFD launch, Mr. Heenan said.<< That's pretty funny...since Iomega has probably already spent 30-40 million in advertising this year. In addition, if they only introduce the drive at Fall Comdex, are they expecting any OEM deals by Christmas? I'm hoping for Zip standard in DELL's or CPQ's by then... -Andrew

To: Philip J. Davis who wrote (54957)	5/19/1998 12:39:00 AM
From: HardMoney	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 58324

This is simply mere speculation........ Prediction: 1998 Comdex will feature the 200 Meg Zip Drive......It will take the place of Zip+ at a slightly higher price....$199.99. It will be able to read old 100 Meg Zip disks. Media probably $15.99. I believe that Zip+ was a new product brought to consumers so as to "setup" the market for the eventual 200Meg drive, if ever needed to combat Sony. They (IOM) have milked the higher margins of Zip+ and will be able to call the new 200 Meg disk the "Zip+2" or "Zip2" but its an uprade of Zip+. It will have the same software and concections. This way you don't bastardize the original 100Meg Zip. It will be an additional product, seperate and disticnt from Zip 100 Meg. I don't believe the demand for 200 Meg disks is there right now. ( that's a whole other post though:)). The only issue that will remain is the compatabilty issue which I believe doesn't even exist ....look at LS120 market penetration--- ZERO!!! BTW I have been told by IR and will re-verify with IR tomm that the Compaq,Iomega Infocus... Projector/Handheld CE computer thing will have an INTERNAL Clik drive built into the COMPAQ!!!!! Handheld. Noticed the appointment of Mr. Barter , from Allied Signal(again), to the BOD...hey the current interim CEO came from the BOD and previously from Allied Signal.....it could happen again. Frank