A plant situated near a number of larger noncompliant competitors is less likely to attract the attention of local regulators than is an isolated plant, and less attention means lower costs.

与一个独立的工厂相比，坐落在许多不合规的大型竞争者附近的工厂不太可能引起当地监管机构的注意，而较少的关注意味着更低的成本。

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The traditional explanation is that the costs of being near your competitors are outweighed by the benefits of being near a critical mass of suppliers and customers.

传统的解释是，靠近关键供应商和大片客户群带来的利益超出了靠近竞争对手带来的损失。

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I think that I can speak for many of us that I was disappointed that Apple didn't go for 1gb like its Android competitors, but I can certainly understand their reasons for wanting to keep costs down.

我认为大部分人和我一样失望于苹果没有升级到1gb，就像安卓竞争者那样；但是我理解他们这么做的理由是为了削减成本。

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The company's gargantuan volume allows it to keep costs below many of its competitors.

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"Huawei is going to be able to execute on smartphones at lower costs than some of its international competitors, " he said.

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As I wrote last June, its value chain let Dell set its costs 14% below those of competitors like Compaq (that HP bought in 2002) while charging companies a 13% higher price because of the convenience its online purchasing process gave companies who could order PCs configured for their specific requirements.

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