To: Alan Rosen who wrote (6775 ) 1/26/1999 10:52:00 AM From: Jeff Sheeran Read Replies (2) | Respond to
Click is not going to replace traditional film camera's. How many people that own digital camera's really take them traveling? I assume that it is a very small percentage, as media prices have fallen, so have the costs of traditional camera equipment which is a proven technology. If I was taking a trip Over Seas I would leave all my digital stuff at home and take film. This is the market IOM wants, most people with a digital probably don't go to far from home so downloading a flash is not a big deal, if I can get a 48 mb flash at same cost as a clik than flash will bury clik, in fact it already has, most don't know it yet. Serious Photographers use film, so does the low end of the market (throw away camera's) this leaves a small percentage of the market left to market too. it is just that simple. there is no cross platform, I have said this before, the Palm Pilot in an extension of a network, you can access your info from anywhere, why would you need a clik? Unless you wanted to read War and Peace on a 3x3 green screen that really sucks.It already holds thousands of appointments, adresses and to do's. Windows CE devices have such a limited battery life that they are really just bloated palm wanna be's with limited functionality. Laptop? wouldn't that infringe upon zip market? So if one can rule out camera's PDA and laptops, that really doesn't leave much of a market does it? Lets be realistic, I don't see anyone I know other than IOM shareholders buying this product, it is not Zip, it is not the next killer app. Clik will Clank. I am long IOM but this product blows and they know it.
