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Hardware makers slog through hard disk drive shortages
By Larry Dignan | February 3, 2012, 2:53am PST
Summary: Here?s a tour of how the Thailand flooding and a hard drive shortage affected three tech giants: Sony, Western Digital and Seagate.
One of the larger questions for tech companies going into fourth quarter earnings revolved around hard drive shortages and whether the supply chain could adapt after flooding in Thailand.
Answering that question is still fairly tricky. Why? There were no uniform trends. Some companies thrived and a few struggled. Seagate was a clear winner. Western Digital held up better than expected. Meanwhile, other companies such as Sony?a financial basket case to start with?flopped.
The takeaway here is that October?s flooding in Thailand continues to whack the technology industry. But the impact is far from uniform.
Here?s a tour of how the Thailand flooding affected three tech giants.
Read more about and make up your own mind about:
By Larry Dignan | February 3, 2012, 2:53am PST
Summary: Here?s a tour of how the Thailand flooding and a hard drive shortage affected three tech giants: Sony, Western Digital and Seagate.
One of the larger questions for tech companies going into fourth quarter earnings revolved around hard drive shortages and whether the supply chain could adapt after flooding in Thailand.
Answering that question is still fairly tricky. Why? There were no uniform trends. Some companies thrived and a few struggled. Seagate was a clear winner. Western Digital held up better than expected. Meanwhile, other companies such as Sony?a financial basket case to start with?flopped.
The takeaway here is that October?s flooding in Thailand continues to whack the technology industry. But the impact is far from uniform.
Here?s a tour of how the Thailand flooding affected three tech giants.
Read more about and make up your own mind about:
