Sentences with phrase «execs thought»

Poor Maxis, to have all that hard work ruined by one title that EA dragged through barbed - wire because some execs thought it was a good idea and their most influential employees have no spine to tell them the truth about what gamers will and will not be satisfied with...... On the same token, Maxis had to have seen this coming and yet they didn't stop it.

Magazine execs thought they had the power to fight the web.

Record execs thought they had the power to fight iTunes.

The survey found execs think that MBA schools are not effective in developing a student's interpersonal skills.

A recent Compas Inc. poll revealed that execs think the biggest change will have to do with the costs of protecting confidential information.

Filmmakers in that position think studio execs are a bunch of philistines and marketing - minded meddlers, while the execs thinks a director is...

It's on that front the exec thinks Kobo can still come out on top.

Not exact matches

The former Kodak exec has really embraced his «thought - leader» persona.

Company execs said they started thinking about cutting the membership fee when they saw shoppers getting the hang of the «Smart Cart» savings more quickly than they expected, reducing the need to offer the up - front discounts on individual products.

When asked in a recent COMPAS Inc. poll what advice they would give someone finishing an undergraduate degree and thinking of doing an MBA, 66 % of the execs recommended getting job experience first.

Media execs like IAC's Barry Diller and former Disney CEO Michael Eisner think a new wave of media consolidation is likely.

As rumblings of a PayPal - eBay split resurface, former PayPal exec Keith Rabois thinks there is a simple solution.

Not to get ahead of ourselves, but the best execs are the ones who learn and develop so fast that I get giddy thinking about how talented they'll be in couple of years.

I told Lore that I've heard from some investors and e-commerce execs who think his ego is clouding his judgment and that he's crazy to think he can challenge Amazon again.

Given the firm's rising ROIC, shareholder - aligned exec comp plan, and consistent profit growth, one would think the stock would garner a premium valuation.

Maybe he fares well amongst bankers, insurance execs, and oil company types who bought and paid for him as well as the evangelicals contingent who believe that you've got to be «born again» to run this country, but for any thinking and reasonable voter Perry is simply unacceptable.

What kind of houses do you think the execs live in.

No one wanted their GM job, and some execs decided to stay on as assistant GMs rather than have their own team, because they didn't think it would actually be their team with owner Peter Angelos around.

Still, even the executive who trashed Okafor's defense isn't ready to give up on him: «I think he can get a lot better, but he has to know that he's not good enough,» the exec says.

just think if we had a chief exec llike david dein instead of that incompetent gazidis this would be the type of world class player on our roster.

All the Process haters just could not understand Thinking all the losing just got so out of hand Short sighted execs could not envision your plan Jerry Colangelo is a backwards thinking snake of a man But now courage and 2 parts patience has convinced the whole nation This cult will build your statue without heThinking all the losing just got so out of hand Short sighted execs could not envision your plan Jerry Colangelo is a backwards thinking snake of a man But now courage and 2 parts patience has convinced the whole nation This cult will build your statue without hethinking snake of a man But now courage and 2 parts patience has convinced the whole nation This cult will build your statue without hesitation

In the spirit of Richard Nixon, who once said, «I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant,» I offer the following: Ulster County Exec Hein advised my boss he did not introduce Assemblyman Vito Lopez as Peter Lopez at a birthday fundraiser last month as reported here.

«I think we know that, the commissioners have all said as much, «Oh we are still talking and in the exec, we will put out really what we are proposing.»»

The first bombshell: Entergy execs disclose on Sept. 10 that they are thinking about closing FitzPatrick, but they want to discuss it with state officials first.

Quite properly, the exec, a former banker, expressed outrage at a predatory practice most thought long - designated to the dustbin of history.

We decided not to, I think to some extent because of what I was told at the time by a senior Conservative member of the committee, who I know was in direct contact with NI execs, that if we went for her, called her back, subpoenaed her, they would go for us - which meant effectively that they would delve into our personal lives in order to punish them and I think that's part of the reason we didn't do it.

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Why You Shouldn't Smile In Your Match.com Profile, And Other Online Dating Tips For Execs — Most people tend to rely on their gut and past experiences to guide them in their quest for love... Think of it as the SEO (Search Engine Optimization) of online dating.

I also think the execs at Lego are freaking super evil genius villains!

It's an opportunity for all the execs who are joining us, be it from the top level up or the assistants who are coming in and thinking about their future.»

Clearly Stanton wanted John Carter to be a fantasy epic along the lines of Star Wars and Avatar, but the fits and starts of humor smack of reshoots and cold - footed studio execs frightened by the astronomical price tag and thinking, «Well, everyone likes Pirates of the Caribbean and those are kind of funny.»

Again, however, Fox execs would not call time on the franchise, with Walden saying: «We were so happy with the creative on that show... We think Corey Hawkins did a great job — replacing Jack Bauer was no easy feat.»

I suppose TV execs didn't think that Bruce was a macho enough name or something.

Can you believe Soderbergh actually struggled to get his film financed because Hollywood execs didn't think audiences would want to watch an entire film about the drug trade?

You'd think after scoring the highest - grossing opening weekend with «Marvel's The Avengers,» that Marvel Studios execs would be content to bask in the critical acclaim, overwhelmingly positive audience reaction of their mega-summer franchise.

With the festive season well and truly here Sony exec Scott Rudin must of thought it appropriate to give that Angelina bird a good roasting, only to have his own goose cooked thanks to an embarrassing press leak.

But then, if you think name recognition is an instant stamp to box office success, just ask Sony execs who are wondering why «The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo» wasn't a smash hit out of the gate, while the unknown - filled «Slumdog Millionaire» was a giant hit only a few years ago.

I thought any scene (about three, I think, out of a 2 hour movie) with Alan Tudyk as the net exec, and his snotty assistant were funny.

Perhaps the first clue that «10,000 B.C.» would fall short was the decision by Warner Bros. to release what otherwise looks like a summer blockbuster in the spring, the traditional dumping ground for films that studio execs don't think measure up.

You'd think after scoring the highest - grossing opening weekend with «Marvel's The Avengers,» that Marvel Studios execs would be content to

@Alonso: There's a sliver of hope that maybe the nex time he won't sell out to studio execs who think «this picture needs a Hans Zimmer score, but we can't pay HZ, so YOU, Jackman, will write us a Hans Zimmer score!»

I'm interested that Wilshaw thinks that one of the reasons for their success is that many of the Chief Execs have a headteacher background — like him and Sir David Carter.

«No offense, but I don't think I've ever seen a Camry club out there,» he said, which prompted a Toyota PR exec to tweet about its midsize car's sales success.

It would be easy to think that because the XF isn't German it isn't an exec class contender; these results prove it is more than just a mere contender.

OMG, just when I thought I'd seen the worst thought out plan from Borders — specifically, asking the bankruptcy court to let them give some of their execs 6 figure bonuses — I came across this: Borders is going to charge educators $ 75 to publish their books.

I think it's the top level execs at Tmobile (who want the deal to go through btw) committing suicide by not marketing the best devices.

I think this also underscores how the Hachette exec who called ebooks «stupid» is wrong.

While there are those who deride Flash for its CPU - cycle hunger (we can think of one Cupertino exec in particular), Adobe's video and graphics enabler still carries the bulk of the web's video, and many users would prefer to have access to it — such as your Reg reporter, who was unable to watch Univision's live streaming of the Holland - Spain final on his iPad because of that site's reliance on what Steve Jobs has dubbed a «closed and proprietary» platform.

Artist Daniel Govar (Eclipse, Azure, False Positive) and former DC, Marvel and Comixology exec Ron Perazza have launched a new website called Think Tank that will look at digital comics created for the online and tablet environments.

Again, what this says to me is that these publishing execs don't read and think those of us who do are «stupid.»