Western Digital - Revision history

Andrew V: /* References */

2026-04-14T15:25:08Z

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	*'''Business model:''' Western Digital uses a hybrid business model which allows them to sell their products through their own website, on digital storefronts such as [[Amazon]], NewEgg, and [[Alibaba]], and directly to commercial clients.		*'''Business model:''' Western Digital uses a hybrid business model which allows them to sell their products through their own website, on digital storefronts such as [[Amazon]], NewEgg, and [[Alibaba]], and directly to commercial clients.

	*'''Market control:''' Western Digital, along with [[Seagate]], own a majority of the market share in the hard drive industry.<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=Hard Drives (Global Market) \|url=https://tadviser.com/index.php/Article:Hard_Drives_(Global_Market) ~~\|website=TAdviser \|date= \|access-date=13 Jul 2025~~ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222233453/https://tadviser.com/index.php/Article:Hard_Drives_(Global_Market \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref>		*'''Market control:''' Western Digital, along with [[Seagate]], own a majority of the market share in the hard drive industry.<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|date=2025-08-22 \|title=Hard Drives (Global Market) \|url=https://tadviser.com/index.php/Article:Hard_Drives_(Global_Market) \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222233453/https://tadviser.com/index.php/Article:Hard_Drives_(Global_Market \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|website=TAdviser}}</ref>

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
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	==References==		==References==
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Sojourna at 02:07, 27 March 2026

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	~~\|Description=American computer storage manufacturer.~~
	\|Founded=1970		\|Founded=1970
	\|Industry=Computing, Storage		\|Industry=Computing, Storage
	\|Logo=~~WDlogo~~.svg		\|Logo=Western Digital logo.svg
	\|ParentCompany=		\|ParentCompany=
	\|Type=Public		\|Type=Public
	\|Website=https://www.westerndigital.com/		\|Website=https://www.westerndigital.com/
			\|Description=American computer storage manufacturer.
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	{{Wplink\|Western Digital}} is a data storage company from the US that specializes in high-quality hard drives and backup solutions.
			'''{{Wplink\|Western Digital}}''' is a data storage company from the US that specializes in high-quality hard drives and backup solutions.

	==Consumer impact summary==		==Consumer impact summary==
	{{Ph-C-CIS}}		{{Ph-C-CIS}}

	'''Business model:''' Western Digital uses a hybrid business model which allows them to sell their products through their own website, on digital storefronts such as [[Amazon]], NewEgg, and [[Alibaba]], and directly to commercial clients.		*'''Business model:''' Western Digital uses a hybrid business model which allows them to sell their products through their own website, on digital storefronts such as [[Amazon]], NewEgg, and [[Alibaba]], and directly to commercial clients.

	'''Market control:''' Western Digital, along with [[Seagate]], own a majority of the market share in the hard drive industry.<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=Hard Drives (Global Market) \|url=https://tadviser.com/index.php/Article:Hard_Drives_(Global_Market) \|website=TAdviser \|date= \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222233453/https://tadviser.com/index.php/Article:Hard_Drives_(Global_Market \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref>		*'''Market control:''' Western Digital, along with [[Seagate]], own a majority of the market share in the hard drive industry.<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=Hard Drives (Global Market) \|url=https://tadviser.com/index.php/Article:Hard_Drives_(Global_Market) \|website=TAdviser \|date= \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222233453/https://tadviser.com/index.php/Article:Hard_Drives_(Global_Market \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref>

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
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	This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].		This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
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	==Products==		==Products==
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	* [[Example product line one]] (release date): Short summary of the product's incidents.
	* [[Example product line two]] (release date):}}

	==See also==		==See also==
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	==References==		==References==
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	'''Business model:''' Western Digital uses a hybrid business model which allows them to sell their products through their own website, on digital storefronts such as [[Amazon]], NewEgg, and [[Alibaba]], and directly to commercial clients.		'''Business model:''' Western Digital uses a hybrid business model which allows them to sell their products through their own website, on digital storefronts such as [[Amazon]], NewEgg, and [[Alibaba]], and directly to commercial clients.

	'''Market control:''' Western Digital, along with [[Seagate]], own a majority of the market share in the hard drive industry.<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=Hard Drives (Global Market) \|url=https://tadviser.com/index.php/Article:Hard_Drives_(Global_Market) \|website=TAdviser \|date= \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.is/~~WhsaC~~ \|archive-date=~~13 Jul 2025~~}}</ref>		'''Market control:''' Western Digital, along with [[Seagate]], own a majority of the market share in the hard drive industry.<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=Hard Drives (Global Market) \|url=https://tadviser.com/index.php/Article:Hard_Drives_(Global_Market) \|website=TAdviser \|date= \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222233453/https://tadviser.com/index.php/Article:Hard_Drives_(Global_Market \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref>

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==

Sojourna: /* Consumer-impact summary */ Pass on style.

2026-02-18T00:26:14Z

Consumer-impact summary: Pass on style.

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	{{Wplink\|Western Digital}} is a data storage company from the US that specializes in high-quality hard drives and backup solutions.		{{Wplink\|Western Digital}} is a data storage company from the US that specializes in high-quality hard drives and backup solutions.
	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer impact summary==
	~~Western Digital, along with [[Seagate]], own a majority of the market share in the hard drive industry.<ref>~~{{~~Cite web \|title=Hard Drives (Global Market) \|url=https://tadviser.com/index.php/Article:Hard_Drives_(Global_Market) \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/WhsaC \|archive-date=2025-07~~-~~13 \|access~~-~~date=2025-07-13 \|website=TAdviser~~}}~~</ref>~~		{{Ph-C-CIS}}

	Western Digital uses a hybrid business model which allows them to sell their products through their own website, on digital storefronts such as [[Amazon]], NewEgg, and [[Alibaba]], and directly to commercial clients.		'''Business model:''' Western Digital uses a hybrid business model which allows them to sell their products through their own website, on digital storefronts such as [[Amazon]], NewEgg, and [[Alibaba]], and directly to commercial clients.

			'''Market control:''' Western Digital, along with [[Seagate]], own a majority of the market share in the hard drive industry.<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=Hard Drives (Global Market) \|url=https://tadviser.com/index.php/Article:Hard_Drives_(Global_Market) \|website=TAdviser \|date= \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/WhsaC \|archive-date=13 Jul 2025}}</ref>

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==

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	\| ~~Name~~ = ~~{{PAGENAME}}~~		\|Description=American computer storage manufacturer.
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	\| Founded =1970 ~~(General Digital Corporation)~~		\|Industry=Computing, Storage
	\| Industry =~~Data~~ Storage		\|Logo=WDlogo.svg
	\| ~~Official~~ Website =https://www.westerndigital.com/		\|ParentCompany=
	~~\| Logo =WDlogo.svg~~		\|Type=Public
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	{{Wplink\|Western Digital}} is a data storage company from the US that specializes in high-quality hard drives and backup solutions.		{{Wplink\|Western Digital}} is a data storage company from the US that specializes in high-quality hard drives and backup solutions.

AnotherConsumerRightsPerson at 18:36, 22 September 2025

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	{{Wplink\|Western Digital}} is a data storage company from the US that specializes in high-quality hard drives and backup solutions.		{{Wplink\|Western Digital}} is a data storage company from the US that specializes in high-quality hard drives and backup solutions.

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==
	Western Digital, along with [[Seagate]], own a majority of the market share in the hard drive industry.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Hard Drives (Global Market) \|url=https://tadviser.com/index.php/Article:Hard_Drives_(Global_Market) \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/WhsaC \|archive-date=2025-07-13 \|access-date=2025-07-13 \|website=TAdviser}}</ref>		Western Digital, along with [[Seagate]], own a majority of the market share in the hard drive industry.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Hard Drives (Global Market) \|url=https://tadviser.com/index.php/Article:Hard_Drives_(Global_Market) \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/WhsaC \|archive-date=2025-07-13 \|access-date=2025-07-13 \|website=TAdviser}}</ref>

AnotherConsumerRightsPerson: I CANT CHANGE LINKS IN VISUAL EDITOR RN. Delinkified NewEgg.

2025-09-22T18:35:48Z

I CANT CHANGE LINKS IN VISUAL EDITOR RN. Delinkified NewEgg.

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	Western Digital, along with [[Seagate]], own a majority of the market share in the hard drive industry.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Hard Drives (Global Market) \|url=https://tadviser.com/index.php/Article:Hard_Drives_(Global_Market) \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/WhsaC \|archive-date=2025-07-13 \|access-date=2025-07-13 \|website=TAdviser}}</ref>		Western Digital, along with [[Seagate]], own a majority of the market share in the hard drive industry.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Hard Drives (Global Market) \|url=https://tadviser.com/index.php/Article:Hard_Drives_(Global_Market) \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/WhsaC \|archive-date=2025-07-13 \|access-date=2025-07-13 \|website=TAdviser}}</ref>

	Western Digital uses a hybrid business model which allows them to sell their products through their own website, on digital storefronts such as [[Amazon]], [[NewEgg]], and [[Alibaba]], and directly to commercial clients.		Western Digital uses a hybrid business model which allows them to sell their products through their own website, on digital storefronts such as [[Amazon]], NewEgg, and [[Alibaba]], and directly to commercial clients.

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==

Mr Pollo at 16:07, 14 July 2025

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	\| Official Website =https://www.westerndigital.com/		\| Official Website =https://www.westerndigital.com/
	\| Logo =WDlogo.svg		\| Logo =WDlogo.svg
	}}Western Digital is a data storage company from the US that specializes in high-quality hard drives and backup solutions.		}}
			{{Wplink\|Western Digital}} is a data storage company from the US that specializes in high-quality hard drives and backup solutions.

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==

McCracken: Added introduction paragraph + Consumer-impact paragraph.

2025-07-13T17:46:40Z

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	\| Name = {{PAGENAME}}		\| Name = {{PAGENAME}}
	\| Type =Public		\| Type =Public
	\| Founded =1970		\| Founded =1970 (General Digital Corporation)
	\| Industry =Data Storage		\| Industry =Data Storage
	\| Official Website =https://www.westerndigital.com/		\| Official Website =https://www.westerndigital.com/
	\| Logo =WDlogo.svg		\| Logo =WDlogo.svg
	}}~~{{Placeholder box\|An introductory paragraph starting with "'''{{PAGENAME}}'''~~ is a ~~...<ref name":0">ref goes here</ref>". When writing~~ the ~~article, insert text~~ in the space below this box, and then delete this tip box (and the other tip boxes below). In the visual editor, just click on a box and press backspace to delete it. In the source editor, simply delete the double curly brackets, and ~~the text inside them~~.}}		}}Western Digital is a data storage company from the US that specializes in high-quality hard drives and backup solutions.

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==
	{{~~Placeholder box~~\|~~Overview of concerns that arise from the company's conduct regarding~~ (~~if applicable~~):		Western Digital, along with [[Seagate]], own a majority of the market share in the hard drive industry.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Hard Drives (Global Market) \|url=https://tadviser.com/index.php/Article:Hard_Drives_(Global_Market) \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/WhsaC \|archive-date=2025-07-13 \|access-date=2025-07-13 \|website=TAdviser}}</ref>
	* User freedom
	* User privacy		Western Digital uses a hybrid business model which allows them to sell their products through their own website, on digital storefronts such as [[Amazon]], [[NewEgg]], and [[Alibaba]], and directly to commercial clients.
	* Business model
	* Market control}}

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==

McCracken: Filled out InfoboxCompany

2025-07-13T17:37:41Z

Filled out InfoboxCompany

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{{InfoboxCompany
| Name = {{PAGENAME}}
| Type =Public
| Founded =1970
| Industry =Data Storage
| Official Website =https://www.westerndigital.com/
| Logo =WDlogo.svg
}}{{Placeholder box|An introductory paragraph starting with "'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a ...<ref name":0">ref goes here</ref>". When writing the article, insert text in the space below this box, and then delete this tip box (and the other tip boxes below). In the visual editor, just click on a box and press backspace to delete it. In the source editor, simply delete the double curly brackets, and the text inside them.}}

==Consumer-impact summary==
{{Placeholder box|Overview of concerns that arise from the company's conduct regarding (if applicable):
* User freedom
* User privacy
* Business model
* Market control}}

==Incidents==
{{Placeholder box|Add one-paragraph summaries of incidents below in sub-sections, which link to each incident's main article while linking to the main article and including a short summary. It is acceptable to create an incident summary before the main page for an incident has been created. To link to the page use the "Hatnote" or "Main" templates.

If the company has numerous incidents then format them in a table (see [[Amazon]] for an example). }}

This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
===Example incident one (''date'')===
{{Main|link to the main article}}
Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).
===Example incident two (''date'')===
...

==Products==
{{Placeholder box|This is a list of the company's product lines '''with articles on this wiki'''.
* [[Example product line one]] (release date): Short summary of the product's incidents.
* [[Example product line two]] (release date):}}

==See also==
{{Placeholder box|Link to relevant theme articles or companies with similar incidents.}}

==References==
{{reflist}}



[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]