But the company is still hungry for success, and many think it could grab enough market share to draw level with Sony, if not overtake it.
It is unlikely that the company will bid for Netflix if it is getting success with its own streaming service.
The company is now a byword for marketing success, and boasts one of the world's most recognizable brand names.
The best predictor of success for an outsider CEO is previous success leading another company.
For Mr. Landel, fostering a diverse workforce, with a particular emphasis on gender, is crucial for the success of a company.
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Everyone knows why they do what they do, which is the key to greater success for the company and its employees.
While nobody knows if iPad or iPhone 4 will take over the world, it seems clear that such a level of success is not necessary for the company to hit the 17.5% growth projection.
And the three-year survival rate for the average company shows that long-term success is hard.
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Your goal is to navigate through these changing times while positioning yourself and your company for future success.
Another major, major reason for not being able to transfer success from one company to another is team chemistry.
Have clear goals and benchmarks of success - know what a successful technology implementation is for your company.
SpaceX spokeswoman Kirstin Brost Grantham pointed out that this is a developmental program for her company, and everyone wants it to be a complete success.
Search monetizes at an amazing rate and generates a ton of cash for the company but as profits grow it is harder and harder to repeat the success.
Apple is still selling for only 10 times earnings, a bargain for a company with its record of success.
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The device has been such a success, in fact, that the company is expanding the x2 series to make room for two follow-on products: the Split x2 (a Windows 8 hybrid) and the SlateBook x2 (an Android tablet).
Today Microsoft is suffering from the too-successful company syndrome: it was too successful for too long, and the success corrupted management thinking into a belief in entitlement.
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This is hardly a recipe for success in a business where, theoretically, a broker can sell another company's funds as easily as those of his employer.
His visual effects company Double Negative is a great success story, with credits on films ranging from Harry Potter to Batman to Inception, for which it won an Oscar.
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