Synology ends own-brand drive requirement after sales tumble

CERN, Geneva, Switzerland -September 1 2021: Display of a historical Rodime 200 Mb Hard Drive in CERN facilities in Geneva. Photo: Pitstock / Shutterstock

Synology specializes in network-attached storage (NAS), power-efficient computers loaded with big drives most often used to share media on local networks. It decided to impose upon its very nerdy custo…