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|Industry=Computing, Storage

| ~~Founded~~ =~~1970 (General~~ Digital ~~Corporation)~~

|Logo=Western Digital logo.svg

| ~~Industry~~ =~~Data Storage~~

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

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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==~~

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.

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

==Consumer impact summary==

*'''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= |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==

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~~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]].

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==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==

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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==
-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.
+'''{{Wplink|Western Digital}}''' is a data storage company from the US that specializes in high-quality hard drives and backup solutions.
+==Consumer impact summary==
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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.
+*'''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>
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-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]].
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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==
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