theregister.co.uk - 11/24/2008
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Comment Western Digital is open to entering the solid state drive (SSD) market when it presents "appropriate opportunity." Richard Rutledge, Western Digital's SVP for marketing, clarified the position on SSDs. He set the scene thus: "Western Digital enters markets that exist, announces products ...
futurelooks.com - 12/1/2008
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Less isn’t more when it comes to computers.
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insidehw.com - 11/30/2008
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Intel was always innovator in IT industry even
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dailytech.com - 11/25/2008
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Western Digital does not believe in SSDs, Santa Claus
Engadget —
... The holidays are upon us and, at a time when many are set to celebrate their faiths and beliefs, Western Digital's Senior VP for Marketing Richard Rutledge is clarifying one of his company's: now is not the right time for SSDs. Apparently WD only "enters markets that ...
Western Digital eyes SSD market cautiously
The Tech Report: News —
... the solid-state drive market next year with enterprise products. So, what's the plan for Seagate's biggest competitor? The folks at The Register had a talk with Western Digital Marketing Senior VP Richard Rutledge to get an idea of WD's SSD strategy. Here's what Rutledge had to say: "Western Digital enters markets that exist, announces products when they are available, and runs a tight model with opportunities greater than resources such that we take a controlled, methodical, sequential, incremental approach to product portfolio expansion. "We do not currently supply to ...
Western Digital Mulls Entering Solid-State Drive, SAS HDD Markets
X-bit labs —
... for itself, such as SSDs or serial attached SCSI, but right now the firm is calm about them and has nothing to announce. Western Digital enters markets that exist, announces products when they are available, and runs a tight model with opportunities greater than resources; such that we take a controlled, methodical, sequential, incremental approach to product portfolio expansion, said Richard Rutledge, senior vice president for marketing at Western Digital, in an interview with The Register web-site. Western Digital is particularly known for cautious approach of new products ...
WD looking cautiously at entering SSD market
DV Hardware —
... incremental approach to product portfolio expansion.
"We do not currently supply to either several platform categories [game console, car, phone] or product categories [SAS/FC-AL on 10K/15K, SSD]. This said, we know [and] understand each of these segments and are open to enter any [or] all of them when they present appropriate opportunity." As he said before there are two interesting SSD markets or value zones, a low-end one and a high-end one.
Read more over here. WD looking cautiously at entering SSD market - More news ...
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The Register 11/23/2008
Needs 'appropriate opportunity' Comment Western Digital is open to entering the solid state drive (SSD) market when it presents "appropriate opportunity."… Free Download - The Reg Guide to Storage and Storage Platforms