We'd argue that if you're calling a product "Monitor" that you might aim for a truly flat response, but then, we're not about to discourage giving consumers choice, either.
That is because brands have value only where consumers have choice, which rarely exists in public services.
The key to innovation in the set-top box space is giving consumers a choice of hardware and software.
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He gave a detailed description of health insurance exchanges proposed by Democrats to offer consumers a choice of options.
It says cash machines, online banking and mobile banking have not replaced the branch, but have just given consumers more choice.
The discipline of real competition would thus trigger innovation and give consumers more choice but without jeopardising the Holy Grail of interoperability.
"We are giving consumers greater choice of content as the Volt becomes available nationwide by the end of this year, " said Cristi Landy, Volt marketing director.
If successful, this service could have a very positive impact on the film industry and give consumers more choice when choosing who they buy their digital movies from.
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The European Commission ruled last year that Windows cannot automatically bundle IE when it ships out but offer consumers a choice of browser (following a complaint from Norwegian software maker Opera).
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Previously, the industry had been pushing for consumers to "opt out" of Web tracking by clicking on icons in individual advertisements that offered consumers a choice of blocking the customized ads.
Two Pioneer-brand players and one Elite-brand unit take full advantage of HDMI 1.3a output capabilities along with unique feature sets that give consumers a choice for interactive home theater source needs.
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Yes, but these new hybrids will have a plug that connects to a wall socket, giving consumers a choice of using (mostly domestic) electricity to replace all (mostly foreign) gasoline on most trips.
Meanwhile, the rules are being tightened in Europe, where the European Parliament has endorsed a copyright directive that, like America's existing Digital Millennium Copyright Act, would give rights-holders more protection and consumers less choice.
"The introduction of new operators for some of the UK's key airports will give consumers greater choice and in turn should raise the standard of service within all UK airports across the board, " he said.
Ofgem welcomed the move and said the proposals "will put an end to consumers being bamboozled by complex tariffs and deliver choice that consumers easily understand".
Official statistics also fail to capture the benefit of the increasing choice consumers enjoy.
There is an attractiveness to that approach, and on the surface it does give consumers far more choice.
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This is what has helped Netflix thrive since consumers much prefer choice.
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Linaro's work will help developers and manufacturers provide consumers with more choice, more responsive devices and more diverse applications on Linux-based systems.
Therefore, Smart Devices at all sizes need to offer the same functionality so the only choice consumers have to make is what size they want.
By working with Nuance to integrate tailored voice control capabilities, Samsung can provide consumers with greater choice and convenience in how they control their home entertainment experience.
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In its ruling, the commission said the merger would have harmed consumers, reduced choice and led to increased prices for passengers travelling in and out of Ireland.
These two changes would give consumers a greater choice of health plans than the one-sized design that Obamacare allows, and would encourage people to shop for value.
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Sue Croft, director of the independent group Consumers for Health Choice, said the measures would benefit multinational companies that trade in a limited range of low dose supplements.
The "anti-Bloomberg" bill simply assures consumers freedom of choice on what food and what size soft drinks they want to buy, and which restaurants they want to patronize.
However, with the supermarkets and insurance companies entering the banking market, offering consumers a wider choice than ever before, now is not the best time to be making such an argument.
Only if Google is using its roughly 65% control over Internet searches to drive competitors out of other markets and deprive consumers of a choice there, will the government have a legitimate case.
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