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

To: Rocky Reid who wrote (57136)	7/11/1998 9:22:00 PM
From: Reseller	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 58324

OK Rock just for you, you seem to have turned a new leaf since having your knuckles rapped. Why I make a claim that Sony is wallowing in indecision. >>>Two types of HiFD drives were demonstrated at the Sony booth, an external model connected to a notebook computer via a PC card, and an internal HiFD drive built into a desktop computer. Both types are expected to ship in the fall of this year.<<< Here they are saying that they're shipping both types ( internal / external ) in the October / November time frame. In order to ship in three or four months they have to be ramping up production like crazy yet in the following paragraph they are saying that they aren't sure if they're going to use the SCSI interface or the ATAPI interface. In other words they haven't even decided which interface they're going to ship. I think that's a little indecisive, don't you ? >>>The external HiFD drive can be connected with a PCMCIA card or with the parallel port on the user's PC. The internal model shown at the Tokyo trade show used an ATAPI interface, although Sony may instead use a SCSI interface. Universal serial bus (USB) and IEEE 1394 standards also are being considered.<<< >>>The price of the HiFD drive is not yet decided, but it will likely be set at a level to compete against rival products.<<< What ! That can't be that hard to figure, they had better factor in a price of $45. I think this is a little indecisive don't you ? >>>"We're looking at how it will compete in terms of pricing against the Zip drive and SuperDisk," a Sony official said.<<< It's too late their already shipping in 3 months. I would have thought that they would have already figured whether they can compete. A little indecisive ? >>>Because the HiFD drive is intended to replace the conventional floppy disk drive, Sony will concentrate on promoting the internal model and not the external HiFD drive.<<< Hay wait a minute didn't they just say that they would be shipping both this fall. Is this strong conviction or what. Why even bother if you don't plan to promote. A little indecisive ? >>>"The large storage capacity of the HiFD may immediately suggest its application in design, DTP and other such fields," a Sony official said. "But we anticipate that most HiFD users will be general consumers who have been using standard floppy disks. Sony hopes to provide an environment that will enable ordinary PC users to handle video, graphics, MIDI data and other mass data with ease." <<< Here's one for you Rock >>>"But we anticipate that most HiFD users will be general consumers who have been using standard floppy disks. " <<< Don't they know that the general consumers aren't buying large numbers of hidensity disks, and who's using floppy disks anymore, that guy needs to take a look around. >>>For this reason, a HiFD drive built into a personal computer will probably be marketed before any external models become available.<<< I can see the OEM's lining up for this one (not ) My conclusion is that they are very undeceive, an introduction plan that is halfway committed, predicated upon support from competitor OEMs without demand from consumers. It's no wonder their top man left. Regards Reseller