In whatever it takes in
terms of price wars and better features, consumers are the one who will be happy.
Not exact matches
In the early 1950s at the time
of the Korean
War, the
terms of trade rose by about 50 per cent in a single year as wool
prices soared.
A trade
war would be particularly damaging for both U.S. and Chinese companies in
terms of supply chain disruptions and rising
prices for consumers.
Changes to competition laws (milk
wars discussion and recommendations relating to MMP (introduce effects test), predatory
pricing (recommend Minister direct ACCC to investigate Coles for breach
of s 46 relating to predatory
pricing), unconscionable conduct (suggest it be defined), statutory duty
of good faith, unfair contract
terms (seeks «recognition
of the competitive disadvantage faced by farmers» and extension
of unfair contract
terms protection to small business), collective bargaining (seeks relaxation
of public interest test for boycott approvals in agriculture markets, increase «ability for peak bodies to commence and progress collective bargaining and boycott applications» on behalf
of members - and further dairy specific recommendations, ACCC divestiture power (wants ACCC to have similar divestiture powers to Comp Commission in UK - «simpler process
of divestiture», ACCC monitoring powers (wants Minister to direct ACCC to use
price monitoring powers to «monitor
prices, costs and profits relating to the supply
of drinking milk») and mandatory code
of conduct (wants mandatory code and «Ombudsman with teeth to ensure compliance»)-RRB-.
They lost the
war for secrecy, and paid the
price of having Greenpeace dictate the
terms of the debate.
Sara Terry, the Founder and Director
of the Aftermath Project, gives an introduction to some
of the long -
term work funded by the project, which is dedicated to educating the public about the true cost
of war and the real
price of peace.
Risks and uncertainties include without limitation the effect
of competitive and economic factors, and the Company's reaction to those factors, on consumer and business buying decisions with respect to the Company's products; continued competitive pressures in the marketplace; the ability
of the Company to deliver to the marketplace and stimulate customer demand for new programs, products, and technological innovations on a timely basis; the effect that product introductions and transitions, changes in product
pricing or mix, and / or increases in component costs could have on the Company's gross margin; the inventory risk associated with the Company's need to order or commit to order product components in advance
of customer orders; the continued availability on acceptable
terms, or at all,
of certain components and services essential to the Company's business currently obtained by the Company from sole or limited sources; the effect that the Company's dependency on manufacturing and logistics services provided by third parties may have on the quality, quantity or cost
of products manufactured or services rendered; risks associated with the Company's international operations; the Company's reliance on third - party intellectual property and digital content; the potential impact
of a finding that the Company has infringed on the intellectual property rights
of others; the Company's dependency on the performance
of distributors, carriers and other resellers
of the Company's products; the effect that product and service quality problems could have on the Company's sales and operating profits; the continued service and availability
of key executives and employees;
war, terrorism, public health issues, natural disasters, and other circumstances that could disrupt supply, delivery, or demand
of products; and unfavorable results
of other legal proceedings.
Besides,
price wars are often wielded without considering the cost; some writers may authorize repeatedly, resulting in ambiguous copyrights; and in
terms of management, its often direct dialogue between content and channel in China's digital publishing, missing such links as production, marketing, and data digging in between.
Of course, sparking off a price war might end up being detrimental to the entire tablet industry in terms of the 7 ″ segment, where other manufacturers have no choice but to enter a price wa
Of course, sparking off a
price war might end up being detrimental to the entire tablet industry in
terms of the 7 ″ segment, where other manufacturers have no choice but to enter a price wa
of the 7 ″ segment, where other manufacturers have no choice but to enter a
price war.
Perhaps it's easy for me to say, being out
of the ebook
pricing wars now (i.e., safely retired), but much
of the publisher angst over ebook
pricing terms to libraries strikes me as responding to problems that haven't yet materialized, and in fact may not.
Gold is also a common choice, with everything that falls under the «freemium» banner often opting for this generic
term, sometimes with the barest amount
of effort to make it their own (e.g.
War Thunder's insanely
priced Golden Eagles).
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Hello Atul, Some
of the reasons that I can think
of include: — Under - reporting
of age at the time
of buying insurance to get insurance at a lower
price — Hiding some fact at the time
of buying insurance like not disclosing a pre-existing disease or hiding family history
of disease / s — Death due to some exclusion like suicide in the first year, death due to
war (in not included in the policy
term)-- Policy not valid at the time
of claim.
With sales
of term insurance having soared past unit - linked insurance plans, insurers are using the online platform to boost sales and this has sparked a
price war.
In the world according to Ed I would say no, overall
prices have hit bottom and you will no longer seen the all out
wars of the past 5 - 10 years where companies are scrambling and fighting to be the lowest cost
term insurance on the market, if only for that day.
Then came the
term wars of the last 20 years that drove the
price of guaranteed
term down to «hard to believe» low premiums.
That state
of affairs already led to all - out
price wars which aren't likely to stop in the near
term.