As such, they avoided contact
with rival companies by means of secrecy, NDAs and a vertical flow of information.
Nintendo is apparently king again, and it's become less restrictive about working
with rival companies, too, allowing Switch players to mingle with Xbox One owners on Minecraft via cross-play.
It merged
with rival company Enix in 2003 and became part of Square Enix.
The iPhone 5s has been Apple's first iPhone model to launch with a fingerprint sensor,
with rival companies including HTC and Samsung quickly following Apple's lead with smartphones that also include such capabilities.
The Cupertino, California - based tech giant was initially slow to adopt wireless charging technology,
with rival companies like Samsung offering the feature in their phones for several years.
Or, if you are also interviewing
with a rival company that sees this merger as a threat, you can offer them an alternative perspective.
Not exact matches
With a few simple changes, your
company will run a like dream, outsell its
rivals and lead the pack.
TrafficSoda, based in Waterloo, ON, is among those
companies that wants to help put smaller businesses on even footing
with larger
rivals by building their «off - page» search engine optimization (SEO).
Mess
with that production system, and you may end up messing
with the ability of American
companies to compete
with their Asian
rivals.
Western Australia's first cleanskin wine
company is approaching its 10th anniversary and has continued to achieve growth even through numerous court battles
with bigger
rivals and the global financial
With support from Fairfax Financial, Gregson repaired the
company's balance sheet and sold the revitalized chain to
rival Leon's in 2012.
Prologis, a logistics
company with a global footprint, will acquire smaller U.S.
rival DCT Industrial Trust in an $ 8.4 billion all - stock transaction, including the assumption of debt, the two
companies said on Sunday.
Sarepta Therapeutics, which won a pioneering Food and Drug Administration approval for its Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug last year, has settled a patent dispute
with rival BioMarin over the «exon - skipping» technology at heart of the
companies» muscular dystrophy treatments.
The deal means Nike (NKE) has stolen the contract from one of its biggest
rivals, German
company Adidas, which signed an 11 - year contact
with the league in 2006.
The black and red Alberta Fire Restoration T - shirts clashed
with a colourful kaleidoscope of those from
rival companies, a scene from a soccer summit.
As Bloomberg notes,
rival apparel
companies like Under Armour (UA) and Adidas (ADS) are likely to enter the bidding for the lucrative Texas contract — which could be worth more than $ 15 million per year — once it comes up for grabs, which means Nike will face some fierce competition if it wants to keep doing business
with the school.
Outspent by
rival Apple more than three - to - one in advertising for mobile phones in the U.S. in 2011, Samsung responded
with a marketing blitz on TV, billboards, the Internet and print media that moved the Korean
company into the pole position last year.
And common ownership makes
companies less likely to want to compete
with rivals.
With a library of more than 2.2 million e-books, with five million customers in 100 countries so far, the Toronto - based e-book retailer has shown potential to build itself into Amazon's chief global rival for digital reading, concentrating on markets like Europe where the American company isn't as str
With a library of more than 2.2 million e-books,
with five million customers in 100 countries so far, the Toronto - based e-book retailer has shown potential to build itself into Amazon's chief global rival for digital reading, concentrating on markets like Europe where the American company isn't as str
with five million customers in 100 countries so far, the Toronto - based e-book retailer has shown potential to build itself into Amazon's chief global
rival for digital reading, concentrating on markets like Europe where the American
company isn't as strong.
Buick's best - selling model is the subcompact Encore crossover, and Cadillac's biggest debut this year has been the XT4, a model the
company is making to finally catch up
with rivals already in the luxury crossover segment.
Geotab's Cawse says his
company is a similar defector,
with Google's services being considerably cheaper and easier to use than
rivals» offerings.
The
company has also unsettled
rivals with its unlimited data plans.
This month, the
company will roll out Shomi, an over-the-top video streaming service launched as a joint venture
with telecom
rival Shaw.
On Sunday, the
company announced a blockbuster merger agreement
with rival Sprint.
There's a compelling reason why: When its researchers examined more than 100
companies, they found that teaming up — even
with rivals — boosted performance.
Lyft, in the meantime, benefits from a major
company with easy access to cash as well as a global footprint — the very resources the startup needs if it hopes to compete
with rival service Uber.
The towing equipment
company announced it settled a four - year - old dispute
with rival Hopkins over patent rights to electronic brake controllers.
Ackman's Pershing Square Capital teamed up
with Valeant to mount a failed hostile takeover of
rival pharmaceutical
company Allergan, and at the time, the famed fund manager credited Pearson for being able to spot opportunities where others couldn't, much like business legend Warren Buffett.
On the horizon, Sirius has shown interest in buying online music streaming service Pandora (p), which would better enable the
company to compete
with rivals Spotify, Apple (aapl), and Amazon (amzn).
Apple's focus may turn out to be on making iOS more shiny and new to compete
with rivals» increased snazziness, but as a
company that prides itself on slick and simple experiences, I'm hoping that the basics don't get forgotten.
If Walgreens buys smaller
rival Rite Aid (RAD), the combined
company may end up
with far fewer stores than it bargained for, according to an analysis by real estate services
company Cushman & Wakefield.
The aggressive entrepreneurial spirit he instilled in the
company, however, will ensure you'll be hearing a lot more about Alibaba this year — and keep its foreign
rivals watching
with trepidation.
Disney's deal
with Fox would give the combined
company a stake in Netflix's
rival, Hulu.
Now the
company is racing to broaden its smartwatch line to keep up
with bigger
rivals like Apple and Samsung.
The
company also had a string of departures in the refined products segment last year,
with senior traders and blenders leaving to join a
rival, according to three market sources.
The Toronto - based
company also alleges Keurig's licensing agreements
with coffee roasters prevents them from dealing
with rival pod makers such as Club Coffee.
As
rival Apple —
with a market capitalization of $ 600 billion, still the world's most valuable
company — weathers criticism of ennui under CEO Tim Cook, Microsoft has sharpened its focus under Nadella.
As
rivals such as Instagram and Snapchat gain traction
with advertisers and social media users, investors have questioned how long Twitter could persist as a stand - alone
company.
At its helm is a skinny, contemplative student of the world who revels in asking questions and couldn't be bothered by so trivial a pursuit as warring
with the
company's
rivals.
Mattel is kicking off 2016
with a clear disadvantage: the maker of Barbie and Hot Wheels will lose 7 % of the
company's annual sales, roughly $ 440 million, after ceding a key license to a top
rival.
The
company's basic idea of selling goods at a low price
with great service has remained constant for two decades but it keeps investing in new technology and improving operations to stay ahead of
rivals.
The new rates left Dodge unable to compete
with the
rival Montana Improvement
Company, reputedly owned by Northern Pacific executives and investors.
According to the complaint, Dawkins said that a «
rival athletic apparel
company» was «coming in
with a higher number,» or bigger bribe.
One thing that helps Roku stand out is the fact that, unlike many of its biggest
rivals, the Los Gatos, Calif. - based tech
company relies solely on deals
with outside content producers.
The
company obtained 32 % of sales in such economies at the time, compared
with about half for
rivals Unilever and Colgate - Palmolive (CL).
If some of the planned series are as well - received as The Handmaid's Tale has been thus far, then Stillerman and Hulu will be off to a strong start toward the
company's goal of pulling even
with its larger streaming
rivals.
On Wednesday, Hulu named Joel Stillerman as its chief content officer, a newly - created role that will oversee the streaming
company's overall content strategy at a time when Hulu is looking to expand its original series and film offerings to better compete
with rivals such as Netflix and Amazon.
The
companies — along
with Walmart — are reportedly part of a consortium working to build a
rival system, called CurrentC.
Amazon Channels are just one piece of the
company's ever - expanding portfolio of streaming video content, as Amazon looks to better compete
with streaming
rivals such as Netflix on a global scale.
But
with some hindsight we can understand why they made the decision to launch the new product, and ditch the «classic» version they had built the
company around, because taste tests showed that consumers wanted a sweeter flavor comparable to what Coke's
rival, Pepsi, was offering.