Published 1/9/2009
by Erica Ogg
at CNET News - Business Tech
LAS VEGAS--When Acer and Asus first started pushing Netbooks, it was all about flash memory. But now, a majority of the small, Atom-powered notebooks have hard drives. And Bill Watkins, chief executive of hard drive market leader Seagate, likes it that way.
Seagate CEO Bill Watkins at CES 2009. (Credit: ...
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Seagate CEO Bill Watkins at CES 2009. (Credit: Erica Ogg/CNET Networks)
Disk-drive maker Seagate Technology announced Monday that Chairman Stephen Luczo is now also serving as CEO and president of the company.
That spells the end of the ...