Sentences with phrase «goes against the consumer»

Any AAA title that goes against the consumer unfriendly trend of DLC and MTs gets my business!

«That goes against the consumer protection mandate of the Superintendent of Real Estate and the Real Estate Council of B.C.»

Not exact matches

While the announcement to automatically eliminate tracking cookies in the new browser was celebrated by privacy advocates, it has been slammed by the FTC and the online ad community since it goes against Microsoft's previous agreement to a default browser setting that would require consumers to opt - out of tracking (much like what's available on Google Chrome).

Instead, Coke went with the results of taste tests alone and had to reverse their entire marketing and distribution plan just three months later, when consumers basically revolted against the company.

CEO Vikram Pandit Kenneth Lewis Company Going Against Him Slow to cut costs, snowballing losses, spins all results positively, voracious consumer of taxpayer funds Bad acquisition of Countrywide, worse deal for Merrill, bonus scandal, gorged on i - bankers at peak of market Going For Him Engineering background, Suaveness.

The rule, which will go into effect for new accounts in about eight months, will not prohibit individual forced arbitration — meaning individual consumers (as opposed to groups of consumers) could still be be blocked from going to court against financial firms.

forced arbitration — meaning individual consumers (as opposed to groups of consumers) could still be be blocked from going to court against financial firms.

It also sends a strong message to the rest of the consumer and retail industry: When it comes to competing against Amazon, not even the mightiest brick - and - mortar stores can go at it alone.

This all seems to go against the tenets of inbound marketing, which aim to attract like - minded, potential consumers to a business by presenting information geared specifically toward that audience.

Going head - to - head against such a company — which offers consumers a single marketplace with renowned services and efficiencies — becomes all but impossible when it is under little pressure to make a profit, which is normally what a free - market economy would demand.

This goes against the idea of price comparison websites providing objective, impartial information so a consumer can make up their mind on which deal to go for.

In recent years, the fight against ocean plastic pollution has gone from a preoccupation of marine scientists to a movement embraced by everyone from schoolchildren to Queen Elizabeth II, galvanized by images of trash - strewn seas and sea turtles choking on plastic straws and other consumer castaways.

During such periods, many leisure industries do surprisingly well and consumer expenditure on their products and services seems to go against the common sense notion of declining personal spending power resulting in people cutting back on non-essentials.

Back in 2002 a group of educational travel companies came together and pioneered a robust verification scheme which featured an audit of all members every year by independent experts By measuring against a comprehensive code of practice that had been developed with, amongst others, health & safety experts, teachers» unions», head teachers» associations, outdoor advisors and top legal advice, the audit ensures all aspects of a company's business was examined, this includes worldwide health & safety management, financial security, consumer protection, fair terms and conditions and, for when it does go wrong, a commitment to independent arbitration.

I would say that Tesla's day's in the monopolistic sun are numbered - more than 120 electric car models have been promised to appear over the next several years and Tesla has ZERO patents to protect itself and has run out of govt subsidies in the U.S. - they are going to have to compete against companies whose cars have a $ 7500 price advantage and will be unable to continue raping the consumer by selling zero emission credits.

As of recent, MINI vehicles seem to be getting bigger and bigger, going against everything the brand stood for but going for everything that consumers are demanding.

It never works to go against what consumers want and the big publishers haven't gotten that yet.

The five publishers already made a consumer settlement for a total of $ 164 million, leaving Apple to go up against the DOJ alone.

Creative is also well known for winning a milestone 100 million dollar lawsuit against Apple, yet it is Apple that went on to become the market leader for personal MP3 players due to clever marketing and focus on consumer - centric design.

The latest product from the company, not coincidentally announced a couple of weeks ahead of Black Friday, looks to be competing with Amazon on price, as well — a tough proposition when you're going up against the reigning champion of consumer hardware subsidies.

«We really believe that it's going to be immersive, it's going to be friendly to brand - building and it's going to have incredible impact against consumers, plus some really great metrics,» Mr. Squires said.

Though it may end up being compared with the Apple iPad 2 in some enterprises, the Cius is not intended to go up against that device or any other consumer tablet.

«Consumers are going to revolt against get - rich - quick authors who write crappy content and not enough of it.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has put together anInternet Crime Complaint Center, found here, where consumers can go to submit a complaint against an online lender that is not legitimate or legal.

The money is lent to card users without any collateral against it and it is up to consumers to pay back the account balance later and if not, the card issuer loses (well, they will go after you but there is no guarantee they get their money back).

But here is our question — who is going to protect consumers against government over-regulation?

Now that the company is ready to go public with the scores, he says, consumers will be able to get data they need to better judge their score against others, and see what they can do to make it better.

So, the logic goes that in captive companies, where agents are «incentivized» to push their own products above all else, this can weigh against consumer friendliness even if the products offered are exceptional.

For instance, campaigns directed against companies or farms known for their «humane» production policies may encounter public resistance because they seem to be going after wrong or innocent targets, especially to people who (like most consumers) are not aware of the actual regulations behind labels such as «humanely raised» or «natural».

I guess this is the same thing as if you look on ITA Matrix to find a flight you want, then go to buy it on American Airlines» website, but it just seems like additional clicks that are geared against consumers trying to maximize their value.

For platforms, I think Steam's inflexibility with custom business models and the forced nature of promoting Early Access titles as final SKU's on their storefront next to finished titles goes against the idea of providing developers safe ground to sell their game while in - development (while also sending conflicting messages to considering developers and consumers).

If the Commission is going to approve both your solar and your nuclear and you will get a good return on both, it's hard for a business to insist on consumer good against the wishes of the Public Service commission who is supposedly looking out for those same consumers.

The Organic Consumers Association has a kick - a ** campaign going on, Millions Against Monsanto.

CBCNews.ca on Sept. 8, 2008 in an article entitled: They're not going to take it outlines how consumers are launching class action suits against telecommunication companies, websites and Facebook groups are protesting cell phone rates and people are protesting the throttling of internet connections.

Furthermore, even if a Canadian consumer were willing to go to court and obtain a judgement against a foreign merchant, he would still have to go abroad to have said judgement homologated...

However, there are those that see such an interdiction as going against the interests of commerce in general, and consumers in particular.

Thousands of consumers who have filed lawsuits against 3M for their Bair Hugger warming blankets received a favorable ruling this week, as the trial court rejected 3M's arguments to prevent the claims from going to trial.

They've gone up against big - name companies while advocating for plaintiffs ranging from grieving family members to shareholders and consumers in some of the biggest and most well - known cases of the...

They've gone up against big - name companies while advocating for plaintiffs ranging from grieving family members to shareholders and consumers in some of the biggest and most well - known cases of the past year.

«The court considers that the prohibition is such as to protect consumers against the risks associated with tobacco use and does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve the objective pursued,» said the ECJ in a statement.

But how do you tell consumers that there's an entirely new way of doing things that goes against the horror stories their parents and grandparents knew about insurance?

So, the logic goes that in captive companies, where agents are «incentivized» to push their own products above all else, this can weigh against consumer friendliness even if the products offered are exceptional.

Then there are minor expenses (5 - 10 per cent) that consumers have to go through against wear and tear of parts — nuts and bolts, screws, washers, grease, lubricants, clips, AC gas, bearings, distilled water, and so on.

You should also go to consumer forums to see if there are any complaints or grievances against the insurance provider of your choice.

Several days ago, the blogger Phil Wolff, on Skype Journal, went through a series of hypothetical remedies that the courts could have required of Microsoft, covering areas like interoperability but also other areas of consumer rights, such as the fact that Skype in its terms of service apparently doesn't allow users to file class action lawsuits against the company.

As more consumer - oriented headphones, they're probably not going to tick all the boxes that HiFiMan's legendary planar magnetic cans do for audiophiles — but at $ 250 they definitely punch out of their class against the competition from Beats and Bose.

LG has detailed its latest smartwatch ahead of the consumer electronics tradeshow IFA in Berlin, as teased online a couple of days ago, revealing a circular design to go up against the Moto 360 from Motorola.

Most notably, it tanked in its attempt to make a smartphone, putting it at a disadvantage against Google and Apple — the makers of Android and the iPhone, respectively — in the battle to stay connected with consumers when they're on the go.

LG has detailed its latest smartwatch ahead of the consumer electronics tradeshow IFA in Berlin, as teased online a couple of days ago, revealing a circular design to go up against the Moto 360 from Motorola.Following the reception of the Moto 360 watch... Read more

He went on to state that «consumer adoption is the problem», speaking out against the «if you build it they will come» mentality of the bitcoin ecosystem in past years.