Skype, in particular, could be viewed as a threat due to its aggressive drive to sign up one billion users.
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British Sky Broadcasting, the U.K.'s No. 1 satellite provider, has just trumpeted an aggressive drive into the country's broadband market by offering the high-speed Internet service free to its existing television customers--but it's paying more for the deal than analysts expected.
British Sky Broadcasting (nyse: BSY - news - people ), the U.K.'s No. 1 satellite provider, has just trumpeted an aggressive drive into the country's broadband market by offering the high-speed Internet service free to its existing television customers--but it's paying more for the deal than analysts expected.
The case was just one example of the aggressive drive that the Indian tax authorities have embarked on in assessing taxes on transactions that they believe have a nexus with India, and how they continue to repeatedly attempt to narrow the protection afforded by tax treaties with other countries, namely Mauritius.
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The move follows an aggressive expansion drive by Minoan, which has acquired three Scottish travel firms recently.
Softbank, which also offers fixed-line broadband services, has carried out an aggressive marketing drive in recent years, starring a talking white dog that has proved popular among Japanese.
October may also be the month when Apple launches an aggressive new promotional drive to support a cheaper iPhone.
The Supreme Court recently heard arguments challenging Vermont's aggressive law, which strives to drive most private money out of politics.
As a result, RIM will record a provision that reflects the current market environment and allows it to expand upon the aggressive level of promotional activity recently employed by the company in order to drive PlayBook adoption around the world.
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Sure, it's no surprise to see bleeding-edge tech plummet in price soon after the initial craze is over, but Sony NEC Optiarc is estimating that Blu-ray disc drive prices will "drop 50 percent from current levels amid aggressive development" by other manufacturers.
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The model has even been stretched to other industries, including a credit card that offers discounts linked to well-being and car insurance that offers cheaper petrol to people who drive safely (a telemetric device installed in your car monitors aggressive driving, like harsh acceleration or sharp cornering).
By placing aggressive bets on currencies, the argument goes, hedge funds destabilise financial markets and drive fragile economies to the wall.
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