His mother may have come to terms with this competitive intensity, but much of the computer world has not.

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Saylor carries this competitive intensity into all areas of his life.

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Smith says it is unlikely Italian clubs' record in Europe will improve unless leading players are exposed to increased competitive intensity on a consistent basis.

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Transocean is looking to navigate these challenges by concentrating on high specifications sectors such as ultra-deepwater and harsh environment drilling where the competitive intensity is considerably lower.

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The competitive intensity and stakes in the mobile device and software business are as high as any situation I can recall, however, and Apple and Microsoft are the two best digital companies in the world.

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There is no doubt this will ramp up the competitive intensity since Best Buy will also match Amazon prices, and, Walmart will surely jump into the fray refusing to be undersold either in stores or on-line.

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It means looking at radically new industrial processes which simply replace previous kinds of industrial manufacturing with sophisticated bionumetics and nanotech approaches, to cutting down the material intensity and energy intensity of production, this is the kind of thing you need to do to stay competitive in the modern world.

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