Watkins has "proposal" for competition, denies cement storage

Seagate CEO Bill Watkins announced that Seagate is not going to try and keep up with the
expected increased competition from Flash-based storage vendors.

When asked about continuing to service Seagate's customers in their storage needs, Watkins
noted that "if it isn't hard drives, we don't care what the customer wants". As he gestured
two men in black to approach this reporter, he added with a raised eyebrow: "You do want hard
drives, don't you?"

To the question of whether he was worried some people might not see things his way, he
responded mysteriously that he had "a proposal" for the "mutual benefit" of Seagate and rising
SSD manufacturers. Then Watkins put on his trench coat and started to leave to "take care of
some business". Finally, when pushed on the rumors that Seagate might after all be up to
something aside hard drives, he merely remarked: "Perhaps I will show it to you later".

Let us hope so. For now, our readers will have to remain wondering if the rumors of the
upcoming Seagate cement storage systems are true. All this reporter knows is that another
cement truck is backing up to Seagate HQ right as Watkins is taking his leave.