Comments on: Seagate lays off 1,100 employees

Hard-drive maker lays off 1,100 employees, or 2.5 percent of its global workforce in an effort to save $120 million annually.

[brianwolters]

I wonder if Xiotech is hit by this...

[globalist_agenda]

Let me see. Companies like Seagate fire people, who then go on unemployment. Tax revenue goes down, government expenses go up. This necessitates higher taxes on companies like Seagate to make up the difference. That causes Seagate to lay off even more people to save money. It's truly a virtuous circle. It's a win-win!

[fdunn3]

If Seagate would start producing reliable drives again as their original ES NearLine drive were then this wouldn't be happening.

At least 50% of Seagates Barracuda ES.2 Nearline "enterprise drives" fail within 6 months and then the vicious cycle of RMA'ing and getting a drive that is worse than the one you sent in begins.

Seagate has lost their edge except in the high-end enterprise SAS, SCSI and fibre drives.

I am a real Seagate Fan because I had been burned by WD too many times but now Seagates QC is non-existent.