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To: Philip J. Davis who wrote (9844)	5/12/1999 5:04:00 PM
From: Gottfried	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10072

Philip and Ken, I don't think ORB is small enough to build into a camera or a portable GPS. Click! is. Comparing the two is like comparing a Mack truck to a Corvette. Gottfried

To: Philip J. Davis who wrote (9844)	5/12/1999 5:30:00 PM
From: Ken Pomaranski	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10072

OK! I'll change my assessment from: 'CLIK! is worthless' to 'CLIK! is mostly worthless' Seriously though, it's value proposition targets a very narrow area of the market: Someone serious enough about taking pictures to toss their disposable cameras and spend some serious bucks on a digital camera PLUS a CLIK! drive, because they take tons of pictures at one time, far away from home. Remember: the average person takes about 2-3 rolls per year, according to studies I've seen. I take about 1-2 per year. These people will be happy with buying a disposable, and dropping it off at the drug store. If (when) I buy a digital camera, I'll perform EXACTLY the operation I mentioned in my post. Have two flash cards (= 2-3 rolls of film). Transfer them to my PC the CHEAP way, then backup these files along with my normal backup routines. If you really believe that there is a large market for someone shelling out $250 for 'convienience', then go ahead. I certainly do not believe it, and the sales data bares this out... Again, I do not discount the fact that SOME will be willing to pay for a CLIK! (mainly Iomega nuts). What I'm saying is that this number will be small. I have much better ideas on what to do with $250, and I'm sure others do to... kp