Sentences with phrase «because switching costs»

Generally speaking, SMB customers tend to alternate SaaS products more regularly because switching costs are low and are more likely to go out of business.

«So much opportunity exists for entrepreneurs because switching costs for most customers are low and many are willing to try new, relatively untested technologies,» Knoll says.

Not exact matches

The company lost $ 20.7 million in the first quarter, largely because of costs associated with switching to International Financial Reporting Standards.

There is a disincentive for those customers to switch to other manufacturers» models because they would give up some of the cost savings from having the same set of replacement parts, tools and training procedures.

Because of a mid-year CEO switch in 2015, Twitter split its security costs among two CEOs.

Because of the high cost of switching to a new software provider, its clients are often there for life.

In last year's bestseller ReWork, 37signals founders Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson remind us that the true cost of an hour - long meeting with 10 attendees is 10 hours of productivity — «and it's probably more like 15 hours, because there are mental - switching costs that come with stopping what you're doing, going somewhere else to meet, and then resuming what you were doing beforehand.»

Because of the switching costs associated SaaS (more on this below) your revenue and cash flow over the next couple of years is highly predictable too.

A few months ago I decided to try switching from disposable razor cartridges to a safety razor, not only for cost purposes but also because I didn't like throwing all that plastic away.

But I switched us to CreateSpace because the per - unit cost isn't much more than going with a big printer, the upfront costs are way lower (maybe $ 250 vs $ 5000?)

These chocolaty treats are great to make with kids because the ingredients don't cost too much and don't require any need to switch on an oven.

If they continue with their policy of letting the drivers race each other it will cost them against Vettel, because you can bet it won't be long before they switch all their focus onto him for the championship.

But Knezovich, along with Library Board President Bruce Knopp, said board members ruled out a similar offer by the Park District last fall because of the added cost to switch sites so far into the project.

It's clear Professor Teachout would raise their costs more every time they flipped a light switch, or filled up their gas tanks because she supports a national energy tax.»

«We expect our smart glass to cost one tenth of what current smart glass costs because our version can be manufactured with the same methods used to make many plastic parts and does not require complicated electro - optic technology for switching,» said Keith Goossen, who led the research team with Daniel Wolf of the University of Delaware.

Overall, 2.6 percent of parents reported switching their child to a cheaper asthma medicine and 9.3 percent used less medicine than prescribed because of the costs.

Switching back is less common, perhaps because there are higher costs involved, but it does happen.

We eat yogurt all the time, and the only reason we haven't switched is because of cost... I'll have to look into this!

Some will suggest The Final Challengers costs so much because it comes on one of those expensive Nintendo Switch carts (we've reported on this issue before), but I and the average person couldn't give two tosses about Nintendo's bonkers publishing policy.

While not mandated, the initiative encouraged schools to make the switch from print to digital materials based on estimated cost - savings and academic improvement — because print textbooks are expensive and digital content can be more personalized.

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.

Since traditional training often requires time off work, travel and paying an instructor, switching to eLearning makes better use of a small budget, especially because the course can be viewed and experienced time and time again without extra costs.

The comparison is as pointless as trying to convince a Porsche 911 loyalist to switch to a Chevrolet Corvette because, hey, look, the Corvette has more power and costs significantly less, too!

The report doesn't just stop at sapphire home buttons, but also goes on to claim that Apple has been considering a switch to sapphire crystals for the glass on its iPhones» displays, but has refrained from doing so because of higher costs.

I'll come up with some better guidelines next week but the short answer is that for most people, it is not worthwhile to switch to RBC unless you have total assets of $ 100k (by household) because the higher trading costs ($ 29 if your assets are less than $ 100k) will negate the rebate.

I should mention that this is a dangerous strategy, particularly with an internet company, because the costs of switching are low for customers.

Many times a person will not wish to switch lenders or refinance their mortgage because they are afraid it will end up costing more money in the long run or be a difficult task.

Switched to Ufile this year after many years of Quicktax because of cost and restrictions.

Finally, consumer - focused retailers also face more switching costs than an office or industrial customer because they are more location - driven; they don't want to risk disrupting their established customer base to save a bit on rent, resulting in stronger renewal rates.

For example, John, a passive investor with $ 10,000 in the iShares S&P TSX ETF (TSX: XIU) and making 6 transactions per year in a RRSP account can lower overall investment costs by switching to Claymore Canadian Fundamental Index ETF (TSX: CRQ) in a Scotia iTrade account (I admit that this example is a bit contrived because the investor will be better off investing in the TD Canadian Index e-Series instead).

Bottom line: Whether you're adding new money to your portfolio or, as you're doing, switching to a new stocks - bonds mix because the old one doesn't suit you, you're better off investing the money or moving to your target portfolio mix as quickly as possible rather than dollar - cost averaging.

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

Mr. Ryan was able to move into money market funds at no cost because DSC funds allow switches within the same family without triggering redemption fees.

Caution must be exercised in taxable accounts because a switch to lower cost products might result in a taxable event.

Many of them seem to have switched from the higher - priced food because of the cost, and are very pleased with the formula.

Some will suggest The Final Challengers costs so much because it comes on one of those expensive Nintendo Switch carts (we've reported on this issue before), but I and the average person couldn't give two tosses about Nintendo's bonkers publishing policy.

Because of this, I love the HD remaster on Switch, even though it's technically based on 2008's Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix yet costs a shit - ton more.

Nintendo clearly wants to keep Switch at $ 299, not just because early sales are promising but because they want to recoup money on the console's R&D and overall production costs.

With solar prices coming down, utility - scale solar is popping up all over the state, but the utility has little incentive to switch its power supply to this lower cost alternative because they are guaranteed a reasonable rate of return by the state's public utility commission.

But, no, you haven't wasted your time, because he's got this other great car — the «switch» — which has so many superior features and it will only cost you a little more per month.

Cutting edge data centers of the future will require less of a physical human presence, and are likely to: â $ cents Rely on a VIL to optimize equipment management and provide for virtual remote control capable of instant changes, switches and adds â $ cents Achieve LEED certification for the physical building â $ cents Rely on more efficient water cooling that potentially takes advantage of an on - site tower to chill water for cooling the system (thus reducing energy consumption by using nature's natural cooling power to chill water) â $ cents Use fluid dynamics models to precisely design the interior of the building to maximize the efficiency of the HV / AC system for air - cooled computing systems â $ cents Tap into a mixed energy grid that relies on green energy sources such as solar, wind or hydroelectric (depending on geographic feasibility), along with a reliable city grid thus avoiding the need for the standard back - up Uninterruptible Power Supply (which will reduce equipment costs, minimize floor space used, and increase energy efficiency because systems that employ a UPS convert AC to DC and back, incurring substantial energy losses).

Yes, he may be probably more negative on the industry generally (just because of legal numbers declining / firms cutting costs / outsourcing of lawyers etc. rather than he thinks law firms are suddenly going to decide they don't need information nor switch to a Google style product) but more that the old duopoly that drove profits is dead.

If you are considering making the switch to another car insurance company solely because of cost, call your own company first.

Because your healthcare costs are so high, it's crucial that you thoroughly investigate a new health plan's benefit coverage before you switch.

It's almost never economically advantageous to switch (primarily because costs are based on your age at application).

or «Dude, how about you kick in for the cost of hiring a traffic attorney to help me fight the ticket I just received, because you switched license plates from your roommate because yours was expired, and now I'm looking at a traffic ticket for a criminal charge for having an improper tag.»

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

In most cases, there is little to be accomplished by policy switching, because the increasing costs of the policy will override the potential benefits.

Notably, SatoshiPay is not the only startup to switch from bitcoin to another blockchain because of issues with the escalating costs of micropayments.

L.A. Noire might be one of the most significant third - party releases on the Switch, but it marks yet another instance where Switch owners will get a flat - out disadvantage because their version costs more.