off-topic: Western Digital runarounds

Moderators: jhartley, MSR734, nola

off-topic: Western Digital runarounds

Post by grahamperrin » Sun Nov 11, 2012 9:17 am

Until very recently http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=240 was My Book Essential (captured 2011-07-14 in The Internet Archive and working as expected for me on 2012-10-04).

Since around 2012-11-01 for me, http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=240 redirects to a manufacturer home page (not a specific product page) in English, http://www.wdc.com/en/

Do other people have the same experience? Just wondering whether the redirect is the same for all readers, or peculiar to my locale. Slightly puzzled by the reported listing of a firmware updater etc. at the page.

(I can click, click, click three steps *away* from the page but I don't see firmware *at* the page.)

Thanks
Graham
grahamperrin Offline

User avatar
 
Posts: 1596
Joined: Fri Sep 14, 2012 10:21 pm
Location: Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom

Re: off-topic: Western Digital runarounds

Post by scasady » Sun Nov 11, 2012 9:21 am

Sorry for the confusion, I also need three clicks. I guess i am so used to the marketing stuff that it doen't really register anymore.
scasady Offline


 
Posts: 45
Joined: Sat Sep 15, 2012 8:00 am

all sorted, thanks

Post by grahamperrin » Sun Nov 11, 2012 10:02 am

No problem :-)

Murphy's Law that Western Digital decided to retire a product page in the midst of a fairly complex discussion about the product!

I just wanted to be sure that redirections were not me alone (potential to confuse things). Normally I'm not bothered by redirects. Hopefully no other retirements before that other topic is resolved.

All done here. Thanks.
grahamperrin Offline

User avatar
 
Posts: 1596
Joined: Fri Sep 14, 2012 10:21 pm
Location: Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom


Return to General Discussion

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: ilovezfs and 2 guests

cron