Western Digital’s Big Change: Leaving the SSD Market
Western Digital has made a big decision: they’re leaving the solid-state drive (SSD) market! This means they won’t be making SSDs anymore. Instead, they’re focusing on hard disk drives (HDDs), which is where they started and have a lot of experience in. They’re giving their SSD business to SanDisk, a company they own.
Why the Change?
Western Digital wants to focus on HDDs because they’re really good at it. They’ve been making HDDs for a long time and know a lot about them. Also, there’s a lot of demand for data storage, especially for big computers and the internet (like in cloud computing). HDDs are really good for storing lots of data, so Western Digital wants to focus on that.
What Does This Mean for Us?
For us, this means that in the future, SSDs won’t have the Western Digital name on them. Instead, they’ll have the SanDisk name. This might be a bit confusing at first, since we’re used to seeing Western Digital on SSDs. But don’t worry, SanDisk will still make SSDs, so we’ll still be able to buy them.
SanDisk’s New Job
Now, SanDisk is in charge of making SSDs for Western Digital. They might keep making them the same way they did before, or they might change things up. We’ll have to wait and see what they do. They might even make new partnerships with other companies to help them make SSDs.
Western Digital’s Future
Western Digital is happy with their decision to focus on HDDs. They think this is the best way to use their skills and knowledge to make the best HDDs they can. They want to make really good HDDs for big computers and the internet, where they think there will be a lot of demand in the future.
What’s Next for Western Digital?
Western Digital’s decision to leave the SSD market is a big change, but it’s also a new opportunity for them. They’re excited to focus on HDDs and make them even better. They think this is the best way to keep growing and making new things in the storage world.
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Sources:
– thinkcomputers.org
– club386.com
– hardforum.com