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New Yes, IBM is dumping hard disks
Their hard disk business is going to a "joint venture" with Hitachi, but the implication was that IBM was not the major partner.

The stated reason is profitability, but I've also read about some stuff in IBM's labs that could obsolete hard disks. Perhaps it's a little farther along than recent articles have indicated.
[link|http://www.aaxnet.com|AAx]
New *Ulp*____What a nonsequitur___ stock assessment time?
New Re: Yes, IBM is dumping hard disks
I still find it curious, because AFAIK IBM is mostly responsible for the basic magnetic materials and magneto-resistive head research that made giant drives possible. See this graphic:

<img src="[link|http://www.storage.ibm.com/hdd/ipl/oem/images/techimages/fig1.jpg"|http://www.storage....es/fig1.jpg"]>

-drl
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                             Carnivore, doubtless. -NT - (mmoffitt)
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                                     It was you. - (mmoffitt)
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                                         I think I have never met a Seagate drive . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (12)
                                             Re: I think I have never met a Seagate drive . . . - (deSitter)
                                             Re: I think I have never met a Seagate drive . . . - (pwhysall) - (10)
                                                 Bad hard drives - (orion) - (7)
                                                     Re: Bad hard drives - (pwhysall) - (6)
                                                         Mine did - (orion)
                                                         All brands fail at a fairly high rate. - (Andrew Grygus) - (4)
                                                             Re: All brands fail at a fairly high rate. - (deSitter) - (3)
                                                                 Yes, IBM is dumping hard disks - (Andrew Grygus) - (2)
                                                                     *Ulp*____What a nonsequitur___ stock assessment time? -NT - (Ashton)
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                                                 Reminds me of an idiot... - (inthane-chan) - (1)
                                                     Similar phenomenon - (drewk)
                                     Re: Is that all? - (jlalexander) - (2)
                                         FAT bread failed - (ben_tilly) - (1)
                                             Interesting. Pierre is in the Charlotte (NC) LUG. -NT - (a6l6e6x)

I'll be back on you like dumb on Dan Quayle.
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