Western Digital (WDC)

Add a New Bulls Reason Company: Western Digital (WDC) Current price: Headline: (100 character max) Analysis: Cancel 100% agree 2 votes   "Seagate, largest competitor, acquired hard drive manufacturer Maxtor" Top Contributor: Dan Pan | Created when NYSE:WDC was $18.94 | Edit | History Seagate, Western Digital's largest competitor, acquired hard drive manufacturer Maxtor in 2006. Although Seagate now has a larger market share, the elimination of a competitor may allow Western Digital to increase sales to customers looking to maintain a diverse supplier base. (100 character max) Cancel 100% agree 1 votes   Western Digital's offerings cover 90% of the disk-drive market Top Contributor: Dan Pan | Created when NYSE:WDC was $18.94 | Edit | History Western Digital's offerings cover 90% of the disk-drive market. As long as the disk-drive market remains healthy, the company has a strong and diversified set of products and clients. (100 character max) Cancel 100% agree 1 votes   Strong growth in the mobile computing market Top Contributor: Dan Pan | Created when NYSE:WDC was $18.94 | Edit | History Strong growth in the mobile computing market creates strong demand for Western Digital's mobile hard drive products. One of Western Digital's newest offerings, the 160 GB Scorpio drive incorporates perpendicular recording, and is a strong competitor in the 2.5" form factor market. (100 character max) Cancel 0% agree 0 votes   Seagate, largest competitor, acquired hard drive manufacturer Maxtor Top Contributor: Dan Pan | Created when NYSE:WDC was $18.94 | Edit | History Seagate, Western Digital's largest competitor, acquired hard drive manufacturer Maxtor in 2006. Although Seagate now has a larger market share, the elimination of a competitor may allow Western Digital to increase sales to customers looking to maintain a diverse supplier base. (100 character max) Cancel

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