This could definitely be interesting. LaCie makes very nice products (both in terms of functionality and quality), but they're also a bit of a niche company. If Seagate can bring that quality down to mainstream products, that would be fantastic.
Unfortunately I think that Seagate *will* "bring that quality down" and not in the direction you mean. Generally when a commodity company buys a niche company they basically go in and reduce the quality to their own level. All in the name of efficiency, of course.
I agree with this. There's many examples of large companies buying niche companies and then distroying them by turning them into everyday fodder and I fear this will be another example.
That's funny. I was just telling my wife yesterday what horrible quality LaCie products are. I'm disappointed that Seagate is acquiring them. I can see the upside though. However, I'd rather hear the news that Seagate has jumped into the SDD arena by purchasing a competitor.
I equate LaCie with astronomically overpriced Mac peripherals. Since Apple now goes out of their way to cripple any sort of non Apple-branded peripheral I see no reason for them to continue to exist.
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ViRGE - Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - link
This could definitely be interesting. LaCie makes very nice products (both in terms of functionality and quality), but they're also a bit of a niche company. If Seagate can bring that quality down to mainstream products, that would be fantastic.Denithor - Thursday, May 24, 2012 - link
Unfortunately I think that Seagate *will* "bring that quality down" and not in the direction you mean. Generally when a commodity company buys a niche company they basically go in and reduce the quality to their own level. All in the name of efficiency, of course.Coup27 - Sunday, May 27, 2012 - link
I agree with this. There's many examples of large companies buying niche companies and then distroying them by turning them into everyday fodder and I fear this will be another example.bunnyfubbles - Thursday, May 24, 2012 - link
At least it looks to me that Seagate made this move to help prepare for the inevitable doom of the HDD.nomagic - Friday, May 25, 2012 - link
No. HDD is here to stay. I don't see HDD being phased out for a long long time.bigboxes - Thursday, May 24, 2012 - link
That's funny. I was just telling my wife yesterday what horrible quality LaCie products are. I'm disappointed that Seagate is acquiring them. I can see the upside though. However, I'd rather hear the news that Seagate has jumped into the SDD arena by purchasing a competitor.Pessimism - Thursday, May 24, 2012 - link
I equate LaCie with astronomically overpriced Mac peripherals. Since Apple now goes out of their way to cripple any sort of non Apple-branded peripheral I see no reason for them to continue to exist.jaffa55 - Saturday, September 1, 2012 - link
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