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Re:Toshiba, Seagate shipping slower SMR drives without discl... by MrBuddyCasino on Saturday April 18, 2020 @05:15PM (#22911148)
They lead the Backblaze charts since years, so having been bought doesn't seem to matter much?
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Re:Toshiba, Seagate shipping slower SMR drives without discl... by loeg on Saturday April 18, 2020 @06:21PM (#22911605)
They were osntensibly a fully independent subsidiary (for antitrust reasons) through 2015.

For the years after that: yes, it seems WD did not want to destroy the high-quality reputation and engineering excellence they paid $4B for.

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