Vmedia Releases Discs For Notebooks

Is optical media about to kick the bucket anytime soon? Vmedia doesn’t think so, as they have just released tiny discs measuring 36mm x 36mm that are comparable to other mobile storage solutions where physical size is concerned, and each Vmedia disc can hold 1GB of data, which is enough for a standard definition movie with some room to spare. Vmedia claims to offer a 2GB version of the disc in a year’s time thanks to two-layer technology. We don’t think this format will catch on though unless it is really, really cheap and there is a large enough install base. Otherwise, flash memory is still the way to go at 1GB or 2GB sizes. What is your prognosis of the Vmedia disc? Do you think it will make it to the big leagues, or will it be a bad decision by Vmedia?