At one time, possibility that the N-hand disk could be read in a Zip drive with a caddy was discussed. Buz product reviews have not been stellar. They further commented to the effect that cheap PC's still have their place as a machine for the kids, or to get online and do a bit of financial management. Corporations still like to replace PCs every 3 years or so. The less they pay, the better.
Consumers are more frugal, still.
Look at the world of computing. 166MHz machines are still being sold, even as medium-end laptops. Iomega would be foolhardy to ignore this trend. It is real and somewhat permanent. The genie is out of the bottle.