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To: Mark Madden who wrote (8433)	6/26/2000 1:31:00 AM
From: Stitch	Read Replies (3) of 9256

Gents, FYI; FUJITSU REACHES THE #3 MARKET SHARE POSITION FOR HDDS IN CQ1 ACCORDING TO DATAQUEST During CQ1, Fujitsu gained market share with top OEM customers & won new OEM accounts. Fujitsu sold drives for applications such as set top boxes & GPS. Year over year quarterly shipments grew by 36.2%; Overall, the industry grew by 18.4%. In 1995, Fujitsu's market share was 2.8%; In 1999, the share grew to 12.3%; In CQ1 2000, the market share grew to 13.5% . The company cited quality & technology as the reasons for the increased market share. . The company's disk drive operation has a vertically integrated business model and spends $3 billion in yearly R&D efforts. Internal developments have included fluid dynamic bearings, spindle motors, stiction free sliders, and suspension assemblies with integrated circuits known as CAPS. Fujitsu designs HDDs for enterprise, desktop, and mobile market segments. Dataquest is a market research firm which covers various technology markets including data storage. Best, Stitch

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