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WD and Seagate now make 87% of all disk drives. Unsurprisingly, they just slashed warranty on various drives down from 5 to 3 years, and even down to only 1 or

by wazoox 15y ago

WD and Seagate now make 87% of all disk drives. Unsurprisingly, they just slashed warranty on various drives down from 5 to 3 years, and even down to only 1 or 2 years for some models. Oligopoly will suck for us consumers.

kirpekar 15y ago
True, only if the WD HGST merger goes through.
- wazoox 15y ago
  The UE authorized the merger, AFAIK they're only waiting for the Chinese green light.
  - kirpekar 15y ago
    EU approval is only conditional. US SEC and China are still pending. Cannot comment on the chances of it going through. I work at HGST.