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{{~~InfoboxCompany~~

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{{CompanyCargo

| ~~Type~~ =~~Public~~

|Description=American computer storage manufacturer.

| Founded =1970

|Founded=1970

| Industry =~~Data~~ Storage

|Industry=Computing, Storage

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

|Logo=WDlogo.svg

~~| 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==

==~~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.

~~{{Placeholder box~~|~~Overview of concerns that arise from the company's conduct regarding~~ (~~if applicable):~~

* User freedom

'''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>

* User privacy

* Business model

* Market control}}

==Incidents==

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-| Founded =1970
+|Founded=1970
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-| 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==
+{{Ph-C-CIS}}
-==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.
-{{Placeholder box|Overview of concerns that arise from the company's conduct regarding (if applicable):
-* User freedom
+'''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>
-* User privacy
-* Business model
-* Market control}}
 ==Incidents==