If Apple decides that the iPhone is always going to be a high end product then those vast and currently underserved markets in the developing world are going to remain closed to them.
He mentioned that LG offers two high-end product lines, one focused on premium design (Optimus G), the other on high-performance design (Optimus G Pro) and shared a diagram with us to illustrate this (after the break).
Some of that is because it traditionally has been positioned as more of a high-end product.
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"This used to be a high-end product, " said one Quiznos franchisee in Florida.
Can you take a high-end product traditionally sold through interior designers and sell it through at-home parties, like Tupperware?
The most high-end product, called the S250, provides up to 12 hours of light per day, and includes a cell phone charger.
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It's the setting for an experiment in commerce: Can you take a high-end product traditionally sold through interior designers and sell it through at-home parties like Tupperware?
Remember, however, there is nothing wrong with a company that offers a genuinely high-end product if it focuses its attention on those who can genuinely afford it and delivers as promised.
One of the narratives going into (and coming out of) CES 2013 was whether OLED or 4K TVs represented the best of the high-priced displays filling manufacturer's high-end product slots this year.
In the case of anticipated newcomers who might not have the capital to purchase the high-end product, Ross said the Design Centre will make an investment in their first collection by providing a couple of pelts.
The rounded, almost kid-friendly edges aren't the markings of a high-end product either, but Archos tempers the cheap materials with a stainless steel frame that surrounds the 10.1-inch display and carries through to the back of the device.
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If we're the country that's innovating and creating new products and at the high end of the product chain, then everybody here is going to have enormous opportunity.
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Cisco gross margin under pressure from high-end switching product transitions.
In its category, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) offers the high end in various product categories and its Mac, iPod, iPhone, iTunes, App Store, iPad, and ultra-book have all been game-changers.
While such phones comprise the high end of Samsung's product lineup, about half of its smartphone sales are less powerful and less expensive models.
The lower sales number can also, in part, be attributed to the company's shift in product groups to high-end products, away from low-quality printers.
It's clear that Nokia is leaving room in its product portfolio for a high-end MeeGo device.
Further, HGST is working on the high-end PCI Express (PCIe) SSD product line.
"It's clearly benefiting from new product releases in the high-end sector with 3D sets and gaining market share from struggling Japanese rivals, " said Kim Ji-san, an analyst at Kiwoom Securities.
"We thought we'd maybe sell one or two to millionaires, " says Karl DeManns, a product manager for Panasonic's high-end plasma group.
Samsung was able to secure stable growth for the quarter with an improved product mix and strengthened sales of high-end panels.
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The various pieces would then be lined up and laminated together to form a working print head, a process which required HP to have two different manufacturing lines and product designs for low-end and high-end print heads.
As CEO of and product architect of Tesla Motors, a high-end electric sportscar manufacturer, Musk knows all about batteries.
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"Lenovo has had a more diversified product portfolio, making low-end and high-end PCs as well as smartphones, and has a deeper pocket to support its immense marketing needs, " Chen said.
Under the agreement, revenues in 10 years will reach about 19.4 percent of Gross Domestic Product, and that is at the very high end of what most Republicans say is tolerable.
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Sun Microsystems, which specialises in high-end server computers, is adding much more software to its product mix.
The eventual product was called the Razer Blade, a high-end gaming laptop that featured a dynamic keyboard with OLED keys.
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And, the over half of the iPods sold were the high-end Touch. iPhones, despite heading into a product transition, experienced a 21% growth over last year and continue to have the largest market share in smartphones. iPad unit sales were up 166% and dominate tablet access to the internet.
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Besides being aggressively priced, the Mac mini comes with Lion, Thunderbolt, new Intel Core processors (including a high-end i7 model), and AMD Radeon graphics, positioning the product for the most demanding video applications.
There are whispers of scoundrels moving between high-end bars and hotels, collecting fancy bottles and filling them with younger product, or even tea, with the hopes of selling off the result to hapless investors.
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