On Mon, 03 Jun 2019 21:08:46 -0400, Flasherly
wrote:

Prime merchants are specified so by HDD licensing and rights to sell
within honored conditions and terms of ongoing support.

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And a slew of OEM interests surfaced today, in apparent back-lash for
riding on the 2T, genuine new Seagate offering, over models ranging 3
to 4T, up to no more than $18 over the $49 genuine 2T Seagate price.

None of which in a latter instance carry a warranty for what is
purportedly being sold, apart OEM assurances and conditions when
stipulated.

Judging from reactions, there's nonetheless a ready market for
premature failures on chance conditions to a non-Seagate replacement.

Must be a SSD market that's fueled this sort of side attraction in
platters.