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To: Sarmad Y. Hermiz who wrote (10793)	9/12/2003 10:04:28 AM
From: Sam Citron	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 11057

Perhaps so. There's less competition in the drive business, but a new challenge, said Bill Watkins, president of Seagate Technology. Watkins said drive companies used to be able to pit component suppliers against each other to squeeze out a lower price. With fewer suppliers surviving, drive makers now need to consider forging strategic alliances with suppliers, according to Watkins. "We're going to be in supply chain wars," he said. Bright Future for Disk-Drive Industry? news.com.com Supply chain wars, Sarmad?