But consumers can opt in or out of the service, and this anyway misses the point.
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But consumers aren't clamoring for custom-built cars, says John (Brad) Ross, who runs GM's order-to-delivery program.
When the big guns of retail wage war, shareholders may lose, but consumers win.
Water utilities see no need to panic, but consumers seem determined to take precautions.
Most pieces are used for staging, but consumers can buy directly from the company as well.
Everyone, that is, but consumers, who so far have shown little interest in the idea.
It's a somewhat strained argument, but consumers have willing ears, reflecting years of growing distrust of bankers.
But consumers also have an indirect water footprint and this is usually much larger than the direct one.
But consumers are still extremely sensitive to price changes in the current economy.
But consumers place only a fraction of the same value on such activities.
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But consumers' insatiable appetite for Apple devices aside, e-reading may be too small a market for more new entrants.
But consumers are wary of handing over the keys to their digital identity.
Sometimes, that's how progress works, but consumers might not appreciate being guinea pigs.
That's the problem with patents - it's exciting from a news perspective but consumers don't really notice much difference.
But consumers will have to pay for maintenance, although the firm has not decided how much it will charge.
There is no immediate threat of illness but consumers have been warned not to eat them as a precaution.
Not only are new things being introduced more swiftly than before, but consumers are adopting them more rapidly than before.
The Amazon offers don't carry minimum point requirements, but consumers can't use their rewards for certain items, such as Kindle downloads.
But consumers in most parts of the world have been far slower to embrace new data services than the operators had hoped.
Delinquencies are lower, but consumers are also spending more with some issuers.
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Not only are they buying, but consumers are also looking for more information about how to improve their health, fitness and wellness.
Retail sales came in stronger than in 2011 this holiday season, but consumers remained cautious given fiscal cliff uncertainty, the Fed said.
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But consumers will increasingly want more than a digital connection with marketers.
In Iran Barbie is banned outright (but consumers can buy locally made, plumper dolls, such as Sara and her male pal Dara).
But consumers don't appear to be responding and now analysts are expecting PC sales to suffer at least through the first half of 2013.
And many electric utilities have facilities that create hydrogen power, but consumers can't just pull in with a fuel-cell vehicle and say, "Fill 'er up!"
Those three companies alone would possess about 75% of the U.S. mobile market, but consumers probably don't have to worry much about lack of competition.
But consumers are hard-pressed to see the results in their pocketbooks.
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Stage artists may be okay with it, but consumers won't be.
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But consumers have high expectations regarding the size of their devices.
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