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To: Thomas J. Smith who wrote (8136)	3/10/1999 11:25:00 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10072

>>There is no institution even thinking about going near this Syquest simulation... Imation is killing them in OEM's AND SONY is going to wipe them out in the after market removable storage..<< Thomas - First, if you look at the volume on IOM during its decline, you will see that for the most part, it has been light. Today was somewhat of an exception, but a single day doesn't constitute a trend. But I must respond to the part of your post I quoted above. Where do you get the idea that Imation is "killing" Iomega in OEMs? Zip built-in drives are included as standard items or as options by every computer maker in the top 10, including IBM, HP, Micron, NEC/Packard Bell, Compaq, Apple, Dell, etc. To my knowledge only NEC and Compaq also offer Superdisk drives in desktop computers. Dell has offered them in notebooks as options. Compaq was one of the original backers of the LS-120 drive, but Compaq people have stated that the models with Zip included are their best sellers. So how does that add up to Imation "killing" Iomega? As for Sony wiping them out in the aftermarket, well, they have to get their drive to the aftermarket before than can be determined. So far, Sony's HiFD drive has been all smoke and no fire. It's certainly not a sure thing, despite your certainty. People have been predicting that this or that competing product would kill the Zip since 1996. Despite many people being so certain of each new product's sure success, it hasn't happened yet. - Allen