Apple is making money on the razor and taking 30 percent of every blade.
Certainly China and India, special subjects of attention at the Forbes CEO event, are on the razor's edge.
The high-stress work often puts these airmen on the razor's edge between saving a life and losing their own.
He starts scraping under my sideburns, holding the skin taut, and then shaves down in one stroke, exerting no pressure on the razor.
Mr. Buffett and Mr. Lemann once served on the board of razor-maker Gillette together, but hadn't joined on a deal before now.
And margins on infrastructure are higher than the razor-thin margins on e-commerce.
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But the printer business is a classic "give away the razor, make money on the blades" strategy.
At six years my senior, he was behind the wheel of a car while I was still riding around the neighborhood on my Razor scooter.
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How this would be made happen was totally left to the teams working on the project, yet the acceptance criteria were defined razor-sharp.
Now that the margins between talent on the game's top teams is so razor thin, the only thing that often distinguishes one team after a 90-minute match with 30 minutes of extra time is what's left of their nerve.
The profit margins on the devices seem to be razor thin, if any.
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So, automakers should imagine how to put themselves smack in the middle of all the value in the car market, rather than building cars on razor-thin margins while letting others reap most of the profits.
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The M-Series units will be available later this year and additional details on the XVT-Series Ultra HD Razor LED Smart TVs with Theater 3D to be announced closer to commercial availability.
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The superior accuracy of the 39-point AF system and nine cross-type sensors delivers razor sharp images by focusing precisely on the subject you choose.
First though, Solovev had to deal with a young bear, about 2m tall with handsome claws, that the rangers had started calling "Freddy Krueger" in homage to the razor-clawed slasher from the horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street.
Comprised of a surface pattern of triangles-like those in the main theater, but made in this case out of 1, 067 thin aluminum panels, mounted on the support structure with open joints-the light-blue facade looks razor-sharp but creates the impression of a super-light floating skin dematerialized against the sky: another visual reference in the architecture to the infinite thinness of the moving image.
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His hunch proves right when a strange pattern of razor cuts is found on the boy's body.
The margins on these devices are already razor-thin.
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Box cutters and razor blades also would remain on the prohibited items list.
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The company is also suffering from razor sharp competition, which is driving down the price of steel on world markets.
The challenge is already clear: survive on razor-thin margins, or find some way to add value.
That explains the razor-thin profit margins of on-line retailers.
Mr Wolfe is a southerner, and so his social antennae there are razor-sharp especially on the Atlanta blue-bloods' envy for the southern authenticity of Richmond, Charleston and Savannah, as well as the cultural confidence of New York.
On the biggest stage, the U.S., the celebrated red and blue divide has led to two razor-thin presidential margins--again, no defining pattern.
That strangled growth opportunities and exacerbated the normal cash flow issues for the country's coastal manufacturers already operating on razor-thin margins.
He sped away to his large compound on the outskirts of Islamabad that is protected by high walls, razor wire and guard towers.
The unique (and secret) agenda, researched by tour founder Jed Rothenberg, ties together three classic locations that focus on fading, male-oriented local arts -- the straight razor shave, a custom hat workshop and a classic cigar bar.
Somehow they came up with shears and a straight razor and several of the staff gathered around to agree on a strategy.
The imposition of excise tax on these unbranded players will cut into their already razor-thin margins.
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He and Harry's co-founder, Andy Katz-Mayfield, have dispensed with the "razor-razorblade model, " which hooks a gentleman on a cheap razor that requires refills of expensive blades.
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