[Hexus] WD completes accquisition of Hitachi GST.

[VirtualLarry]

http://hexus.net/business/items/cor...ition-of-hitachi-global-storage-technologies/

Strange that Hitachi's storage division actually changed their name, or spun off into a separate entity, before WD bought them. Does anyone have a good reason for that?

 

[dac7nco]

I was wondering about this shit too... here's the dope, and it's political.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/23/eu_approves_wd_hgst_buy/
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/eu-puts-conditions-on-western-digital-hitachi-deal-2011-11-23

Daimon