But the main problem will be competition from big dogs Apple and Google, who have both launched their "TV" systems for online streaming.
According to the paper, 15% of technical change in Europe between 2000 and 2007 can be attributed to competition from Chinese imports.
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They said that because of this, the U.S. workers' jobs would be jeopardized by competition from low-wage countries with lax labor laws.
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The opinion suggests that minimum pricing is a disproportionate way to tackle such concerns and therefore may not be exempt from competition law.
The French no campaign harped on the fear that living standards would be undermined by competition from the east (famously symbolised by Polish plumbers).
More hard-boiled analysts want solid evidence of a sustainable business model that can be defended from competition, and that the manifold costs of acquiring and keeping the customers is really affordable.
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That means that Coca-Cola (nyse: KO - news - people) will be free of competition from Pepsi (nyse: PEP - news - people) as the nonalcoholic beverage of choice for the games.
The company founded by Bill Gates will be more than 2 years late to the red hot tablet market, which, according to reports, is beginning to cannibalize PC sales, and will be facing increased competition from later-generation products.
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The new service kicked off in San Francisco and could be a reaction to competition from Amazon, which has begun what appears to be an initiative to get next day delivery up and running, and perhaps eventually same day delivery.
If ITT wins, Corning will be faced with instant competition from a knowledgeable well-financed tough competitor.
Exchanges have various reasons to be merging, including competition from alternative trading platforms.
We will also propose that all these funds, all of them, be open to equal competition from faith-based and community groups.
You do have a right to be protected from unfair competition.
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Later this year, Effexor could be hit by new competition from Cymbalta, a similar medicine being developed by Eli Lilly (nyse: LLY - news - people ).
In the advanced economies of America and Europe, today's chief economic worry is that jobs and industries will be lost to new competition from Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe.
Governments have also realised that although a sluggish and half-hearted approach to e-government will not put them out of business, they may not be as immune from competition as they thought.
Both the FT and Chris Redman writing in Fortune raise questions about what the overall value of big exchange mergers will be worth given the competition from electronic venues such as BATS, Direct Edge and Chi-X.
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The Selecao defeated Chile 4-2 and 3-0 in World Cup qualifying - and Dunga's team eased to a comfortable victory at Ellis Park on Monday as their opponents became the first South American team to be eliminated from the competition.
So, while the competition among applicants from Asia might be higher, the competition to get into top business schools in the U.S. may be easing up a bit, which bodes well for applicants from India.
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When customs barriers fall, there will be a blast of new competition from places like Poland.
Making money on older content will continue to be a focus but faces competition from emerging competitors.
These two countries will therefore be more challenged by growing competition from emerging economies in years to come.
If Apple were to make such an aggressive move it would almost certainly be in response to new competition from Samsung and Amazon.
Second, as regulators assume greater power to decide which firms win and lose, competition inevitably will be channeled from the marketplace to the FTC and DOJ offices on Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Risperdal, drug used to treat schizophrenia, seems to be holding its own against competition from Pfizer 's (nyse: PFE - news - people ) more expensive new drug, Geodon.
The revenue decline might be arising from a multitude of factors, namely increasing competition from display advertising giants such as Facebook and Google, as well as gloomy economic environment affecting the online advertising industry as a whole.
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This competition will be judged by representatives from GE, Ochsner Health System and Kaggle.
But competition from Apple would be far more daunting, given its dominant position in the digital music business.
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HMV's like-for-like sales were down 12.1%, as it continues to be hit by increased competition, particularly from music downloads.
The Arizona Republican would also permit generic drugs to be imported from Canada to increase competition among pharmaceutical manufacturers.
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