engadget.com - 10/2/2008
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It's prom night, and Fujitsu wants to give it all up to Western Digital . And we're talking everything: if the sordid deal goes through, by the end of the year Fujitsu will have sold its entire hard disk division to WD, giving the maker of the exquisitely named Caviar almost thirty percent ...
electronista.com - 10/2/2008
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electronista.com —
Fujitsu and Western Digital are allegedly in conversation
over the purchase of Fujitsu's hard drive business sector,...
an inside source tells Reuters. Despite fierce denial on Fujitsu's part, the news sent the company's share price shooting up 3.3 ...
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Fujitsu may sell HDD division to Western Digital
slashgear.com - 10/3/2008
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slashgear.com —
Western Digital has updated and shipped its Eco-friendly
Green Caviar drive better than ever. The second generation...
WD’s Caviar Green hard drives now consume 20 percent less power yet deliver 10 percent more in performance over the previous version. ...
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Western Digital Caviar Green series HDD gets greener
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Fujitsu selling hard-drive business to Western Digital
SlashGear —
... the deal will affect over 15,000 people working in Fujitsu hard-drive production facilities in Japan, the Philippines and Thailand. Moreover, it would push Western Digital’s market share to 29.6-percent, up from 22.5-percent, and edging closer to leader Seagate (who hold 35-percent of the hard-drive market).
Fujitsu is currently the sixth-largest hard-drive manufacturer in the world. Neither Fujitsu nor Western Digital have commented on the story.
[via Engadget] ...
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