Das Unternehmen Western Digital gab am gestrigen Abend die Ergebnisse für das abgelaufende dritte Quartal 2007 bekannt. So konnte man mit insgesamt 24,5 Millionen verkauften Festplatten einen Umsatz von 1,4 Milliarden US-Dollar erzielen. Der Nettogewinn betrug dabei 121 Millionen Dollar bzw. 53 US-Cent je Aktie. Im dritten Quartal des letzten Geschäftsjahres lag der Umsatz noch bei 1,1 Milliarden Dollar - 102 Millionen Dollar Gewinn.

"Forty-seven percent of Q3 revenue was derived from newer market sources, while 53 percent came from hard drives configured into desktop PCs. This compares with a mix in the year-ago quarter of 29 percent newer markets versus 71 percent desktop PC revenue. The company’s newer market revenue includes hard drives for notebook PCs, consumer electronics, enterprise applications, and WD branded products.

The company shipped 3.7 million 2.5-inch mobile drives and 2.6 million 3.5-inch units for the PVR/DVR market, compared with 1.4 million and 1.7 million, respectively, a year ago. The branded products business was another strong factor in the diversification of the business, accounting for approximately $266 million in revenue. The company also grew unit shipments of its 3.5-inch enterprise-class drives, including the 10,000 RPM WD Raptor and the 7,200 RPM WD RE."