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{{InfoboxCompany

| Name = {{PAGENAME}}

| Type =Public

| Founded =1970

| Founded =1970 (General Digital Corporation)

| Industry =Data Storage

| Official Website =https://www.westerndigital.com/

| Logo =WDlogo.svg

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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.

==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==

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 {{InfoboxCompany
 | Name = {{PAGENAME}}
 | Type =Public
-| Founded =1970
+| Founded =1970 (General Digital Corporation)
 | 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.}}
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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.
 ==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==