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To: Dale Stempson who wrote (3224)	11/4/1998 10:21:00 PM
From: DEMON VIII	Respond to of 10072

hey? where is rocks crowing about his pree comdex gain.........

To: Dale Stempson who wrote (3224)	11/4/1998 10:51:00 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10072

>> "Iomega is the only major manufacturer of both consumer and professional removable drives..." I guess one could make a case that the SuperDisk is not a "professional" product, but then the article goes on to later talk about HiFD.<< Dale - You could also make a case that Imation isn't a "major manufacturer", I suppose. Interesting that in the earnings news release from Imation, is their CEO's statement "SuperDisk (tm) diskette technology continues to win in the mobile and desktop market, as demonstrated by the adoption of SuperDisk technology by virtually all leading computer OEMs." Unless you count IBM and Apple as leading OEMs. I don't believe I've seen any SuperDisk products offered by Dell or Micron, either. Anyone seen them in HP boxes? Umax? I don't know, I'm just asking. - Allen

To: Dale Stempson who wrote (3224)	11/4/1998 10:58:00 PM
From: Troy Shaw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10072

Dale, Allen, Here's the statement that I find most laughable in the article: ------ "They need a big installed base of razors to sell the blades," Rosencrans explained. "Their business model may prove to be fundamentally flawed-- ... That same strategy hurt SyQuest, according to Amatruda. "SyQuest went after a larger base with its low cost [drive], but it became increasingly difficult to sustain it, as we all know." ------ I don't know how they can equate Iomega's "breaking even" on a drive sale, with SyQuest's shareholder sponsored "drive charity" program. Iomega's Jaz product line was profitable last quarter, and without SyQuest's irrational give away, it would have been profitable the previous two quarters. That is what makes SyQuest's demise important to Iomega, IMHO. I'm amazed at how many SyQuest followers thought that the SparQ was such an excellent product. If it had been sanely priced, it would have been no more than a mediocre product at best. If selling a product below cost makes a great product and a great company, then why didn't SyQuest sell $100 bills at $80 each. Now that would be a product that everyone would buy -- great product!