Quotes by John Monroe

“Flash also is the clear incumbent in phones and cameras and a host of other devices, but disk drives are beginning to be integrated into them as well.”

“I dont think theres going to be any integration here. There may be some technology they can use, but this is purely a power play.”

“Samsung makes it sound like flash will kill disk drives.”

“I seriously doubt Samsung will have the technology they are forecasting in cost-effective volumes in the time period they are indicating.”

“One-terabyte hard drives will be standard repositories for movies, music and games in the home.”

“I dont think theres going to be any integration here; there may be some technology they can use, but this is purely a power play. Its a very good deal for the investors [a 60 percent share price premium], but unfortunately not a good deal for many Maxtor employees.”

“Seagate is the most formidable force in the hard disk-drive industry--this just makes them a more formidable force.”