Sentences with phrase «switching costs become»

Switching costs become nearly zero, because file formats and feature sets are no longer proprietary.

For existing clients, the switching cost becomes too important leading to a very stable core business.

Not exact matches

A self - deprecating NCAA is a welcome switch from the previously smug organization that has only been moved to meaningful action in the recent past by federal court decisions (the ban on cost - of - attendance stipends became illegal once the NCAA got whipped in O'Bannon vs. NCAA) and terrible PR (Connecticut guard Shabazz Napier made the schools look silly with their food rules by speaking out during a tournament that makes $ 770 million a year for the NCAA in television revenue, hence the unlimited meals rule change).

We did not use the propane heat after the costs became staggering and switched to electric.

Loyal repeat customers who become locked in by a high cost of switching are the dream of every investor and smart business.

If you have stable broadband and properly configured filtering, switch, server and wireless systems, then the opportunity to use RM's remote engineers to resolve complex issues becomes a highly cost - effective option that can also deliver service improvements.

In contrast, if we unbundle the teacher's role to separate learning and assessment, we can have human graders who are dedicated full - time to grading students» work as soon as it is submitted and who become far more efficient at grading because they don't deal with the time costs of switching between different teaching roles.

Many owners report that the condition of their cat's coat has improved considerably, become glossier / silkier, after making the switch to premium cat food from low cost brands.

The relative staying power of these trends, however, will largely depend on consumers» changing perceptions of gas costs: In other words, will they switch back to cars once they become accustomed to a new era of $ 4 + gallon petroleum?

Well, if and when fossil fuels become so depleted that their extraction cost starts to rival the next - best alternatives, their prices will rise and people will switch.

It points to four areas for reform: embracing decentralization and devolution within policies and institutions; fostering markets for local products and services to encourage good management; switching the emphasis from regulation of use to delivery of services, to empower local people to become better woodland users and managers; and keeping in mind the cost of deforestation and degradation to rural populations.

A carbon tax would allow energy efficiencies to become cost effective faster, a carbon tax would cause the utilities to use less carbon fuels in the electrical grid and a carbon tax would promote fuel switching faster.

Most people switch from Option 2 to Option 1 because the cost of having this insurance becomes too great in the future.

Of course, switching costs still exist; if, in some far future Bitcoin economy, recurring billing services like Coinbase become mainstream, then merchants would be more willing to create subscription services, and the average user might end up saddled with dozens of subscription services, which would be nearly impossible to keep paying without a third - party provider, and would be a considerable expense to switch over if Coinbase decides not to include any kind of «export» feature.