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To: Alan Rosen who wrote (2458)	10/22/1998 11:50:00 AM
From: d-fndr	Respond to of 10072

Maybe the poll was not a poll on product but on the article: in essence, the guy said that Superdisk made the most sense, that HiFud was even better but more expensive, and that Zip was popular but not backward compatible. The poll results reflect what people had just read (at least as of the time I read the article and took the poll). Note, too, how although the guy said Superdisks were becoming more available via OEMs, he didn't say anything about how Zips were available in virtually all OEMs.

To: Alan Rosen who wrote (2458)	10/22/1998 12:03:00 PM
From: Michael M	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 10072

Alan.....I also e-mailed Berst. I challenged him to redo his story based on verifiable facts and to leave the spin out. IMO, he willfully portrayed IOM as a dying duck, quoted the highest possible price for the drive and completely overlooked the issue of compatibility with existing high-capacity removable storage (ZIP is boss gorilla here, as we all know - and, as Mr. Berst knows). IMO, using built-in ZIP and floppy wins the battle on the basis of cost, backwards compatibility and gorilla compatibility.....more than one Big Boy OEM would seem to agree. I also reminded him that a number of his poll candidates have yet to sell a single drive and others are desperately dumping product at a loss. I pointed out that the only poll that matters is at the check-out stand.....now, that would be an interesting result for him to publish. I could go on and on (and did in my msg to Berst). Sheesh!