Mr. JIM HALL (AutoPacific Inc.): The competition in the market really is absolutely fierce.
Still, the next-generation iPad would be coming at a time when there's more competition in the market.
This was echoed by Ernst and Young, who said that competition in the market was "healthy and robust".
The commission worries that a union between Oracle and Sun would reduce competition in the market for corporate databases.
However, the increased competition in the market has lead to a near term over-supply situation, pushing the spot market price of the flat rolled products down.
Network operators will be playing their part, keen to make sure there is more competition in the market to drive down the price of the hardware.
However, strong competition in the market led to Apple's market share declining for a second quarter in a row (down to 43.6% from 46.4% last quarter).
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For savers who accept rates will not beat inflation, there is some cheer in the level of competition in the market, according to one price comparison website.
The company added that prices for microprocessors have fallen 42.4% t in the last seven years--evidence, it argued, that competition in the market for chips is benefiting consumers.
Competition in the market is rising, both from other private-equity funds and from corporate buyers, which because of rising interest rates may beat heavily indebted private-equity funds on more deals.
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The biggest is the degree of competition in the market, which governments have generally encouraged by allowing the construction of rival infrastructure to the telephone network, usually in the form of cable networks.
More specifically, it's seeking to banish "a significant obstacle to consumer choice and competition in the market for bundled communications services" by allowing disconnect orders from the new provider (read: Verizon) to take the place of, you know, the customer calling up their carrier and shutting things down.
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The Justice Department sued to prevent the deal in August, citing the potential for substantially less competition in the wireless market, and the Federal Communications Commission looked prepared to block the deal last week, Bloomberg said.
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In addition, Nokia is counting on the support from carriers who are looking to increase competition in the smartphone market to lessen the impact of subsidies on their margins.
The Commission considered that Abbey National was an important force for competition in the PCA market, regardless of whether the proposed merger between Bank of Scotland and Halifax proceeded.
Rival UK mobile operator 3 said it was concerned about the impact on competition in the UK market, and was also worried about its impact on the ownership of parts of the radio spectrum used for web surfing on mobile phones.
Certainly it would be an exciting new chapter in the smartphone wars, but at least one report suggests stepped up competition in the China market not going to unfold just yet.
Sales in its solar cells business, which hampered full-year 2012 result, continued but narrowed, due mainly to less competition in the global photovoltaics market and rapid growth in the rechargeable battery business.
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The competition watchdog said "there are competition problems in the audit market", and added that it could ask the Competition Commission to conduct a detailed investigation, because the "statutory test" for a reference to the Commission had been passed.
While MIPS appears to have gained some ground in that market, the company is facing renewed competition in the consumer electronics market that has long been its strongest business, where rival ARM has been gaining ground.
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Easing competition in the Indian market is helping the performance of local telecom companies.
But it also has important implications for the long-term future of competition in the tablet market.
It has increased the cost of coverage by limiting competition in the insurance market.
In other words, they had to offer full-time work because competition in the labor market demanded it.
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Fierce competition in the travel market and doubts over Lastminute.com's profitability further hurt the firm's share price.
Meanwhile, some worry that Lilly's current sales leader, Zyprexa, can't hold off new competition in the schizophrenia market.
Second, the proxies for qualification are changing, and increased competition in the job market will push skills over signals.
"We are currently seeing healthy competition in the savings market, with banks and building societies fighting for funds, " he said.
Speaking to the BBC, Richard Lloyd of consumer group Which? criticised the opacity and lack of competition in the energy market.
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