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To: Gottfried who wrote (5905)	1/15/1999 11:34:00 AM
From: lawrence lerner	Respond to of 10072

Schwab told me that 1/00, all trading will be 'net, no software. I don't know, of course, how that will work out; I really like the action of the software. As for e-trading, I'll make do and hope for better. I, too, will stay with schwab -- they execute my trades excellently and 99 % of the time I have no problem. However, I wanted to buy lu the other day at 98 but couldn't get through. I believe had I been timely with a request when able to get through they might have obliged me in some manner. Good luck P.S. Sometimes I feel iom is a political, rather than a technical, issue .

To: Gottfried who wrote (5905)	1/15/1999 11:38:00 AM
From: Michael M	Respond to of 10072

Gottfried.....re. Gillmore's article: Boo Hoo. Reads more like something that might have appeared in the old 'Barb v. the business section of the Merc' Gillmore implies that IOM did not ship Clik! last month as claimed. I believe the product release was very limited but there was no shortage of sightings here. In fact, where did those Clik! pictures that were linked here come from. Maybe someone should bring them to Gillmore's attn. Shabby hypesmanship? Damn Capitalists, anyway! Scavenged the carcass of SyQuest.....taking only the good and leaving the bad? What an unusual and 'unfair' business move by IOM. What does he think Syquest would have done if the situation had been reversed. From a reliability standpoint, I believe ZIP beats this reporter handily. "Click of Death".....with mouse in hand, I just delivered one to Gillmore's column.

To: Gottfried who wrote (5905)	1/15/1999 11:53:00 AM
From: go4it	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10072

He may or may not be a good person to respect his opinion and views. I don't know anything about him but that article sounded too personal to me to be subjective. Don't you think?

To: Gottfried who wrote (5905)	1/15/1999 5:09:00 PM
From: D.J.Smyth	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10072

Gottfried; re Gilmore's article - how old is this fellow? For a business writer his statements sound immature: <<Some companies give me a queasy feeling. Iomega is one of them.>> What is a 'queasy feeling'? When it comes to evaluating the financials of a company, it's either promising or no. I don't think Iomega murdered anyone lately. Jack the Ripper is Queasy. <<The company said the drive resulted from its ''in-hand'' technology, announced the year before in another burst of noise.>> 'Burst of noise'? Iomega is allowed, occassionally, to market a product. <<This shabby bit of hypesmanship came to mind this week after Iomega scavenged the carcass of a one-time rival in the removable-storage business, Fremont-based SyQuest Inc.>> ... <<and beyond my opinion that SyQuest had better technology than Iomega. The other reason is considerably more subjective.>> 'Scavenged the carcass'? Immature. IOM is allowed to purchase any company they want, including Syquest. Syquest principals agreed to the purchase. His real opinion is that Syquest had better tech. <<The Clik drive hype is just one example.>> Good grief. <<Last month, Iomega paid a record-setting fine of $900,000 to the Federal Trade Commission after charges that it ''failed to provide refunds or promised merchandise to consumers,''>>. He's picking what to print. What the FTC states is that IOM failed to provide refunds "in a timely manner". Creative journalism on his part. <<When a French company made disks compatible with the Zip drive, Iomega didn't compete the old-fashioned way. It competed the way the tech industry does all too often: Iomega sued to keep out the competition, and eventually bought control of the French outfit.>> Radio free Europe comes to mind. <<but you get the idea.>> Yes. He needs an outlet for uncommon anger. <<I expect I'll migrate away from my SyJet drive>>. There's the rub. He owns a Syjet drive. "It is rarely the fastest horse that wins the race", so said Solomon. Syquest may have been better technology than the Zip. Iomega now owns Sqyest technology.