Western Digital Enters the SSD Market With SiliconSystems Acquisition

Western Digital (WD), a renowned hard disk supplier is entering the solid state drive (SDD) market by buying SiliconSystems at the price of $65 Million. Western digital believes (rightly so) that the SSD market, which is worth $1 Billion) is something that they can simply not pass on. At the moment, most of the action is in the high-end, but soon enough consumers will also want in, as soon as the capacities are deemed “good enough”. Western Digital will retain all the employees of Siliconsystems. For more information, read the acquisition FAQ.

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