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Western Digital Sells Out Hard Drives Through 2026
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Western Digital told investors on its Q2 earnings call that it is effectively sold out of external hard disk drives for calendar 2026 due to firm purchase orders from its top seven customers, CEO Irving Tan said. Two agreements extend into 2027 and another into 2028, and enterprise cloud HDD sales now account for 89% of WD revenue. Consumers may face limited retail availability until at least 2027.
Scoring Rationale
High operational impact and official CEO confirmation, limited by being a company-specific supply issue rather than structural change.
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