Thread regarding Western Digital Corp. layoffs

Products are horrible

https://www.engadget.com/western-digital-promises-to-release-firmware-update-for-failing-sandisk-extreme-ssds-211924180.html

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@3ukk+1mJod6J8 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/western-digital-unveils-dual-actuator-hdds

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Post ID: @3ppd+1mJod6J8

I saw no review on Tom's Hardware, just the announcement Jan 30th. care to share the link to the review? I'm genuinely interested.

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Post ID: @3ukk+1mJod6J8

WDs dual actuator HDD got a glowing review on Tom Hardware. They also wondered why its release was so quiet.

Not sure why WD executives choose to invest in DI, HAMR, and Ellliot's board apointment while cutting teams that worked hard to ship products that generate revinue.

Not sure anyone would survive asking them. Cuts will coinue until moral improves.

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Post ID: @3adj+1mJod6J8

Same as on HDD -- we introduced a Dual Actuator drive HS760 earlier this year -- has it been even reviewed in the market? Got any press? No? Forecast? LOL... Because nobody cares. Spinning rust is dead.

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Post ID: @3njt+1mJod6J8

19b = cost of SanDisk, without interest.

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Post ID: @2fzw+1mJod6J8

Didn’t we see this play before? Bl*e SSD bait and switch? No one got fired for that blunder and no one will be fired for this. Welcome to the new norm.

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Post ID: @2ptk+1mJod6J8

what is $19b? the revenue last Q was 2.8, so $11b per year and the market cap is $12.2b. $19b maybe 3 years ago.

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Post ID: @1cpo+1mJod6J8

BiCS6?

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Post ID: @gth+1mJod6J8

$19B horrible!

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