Translating their success in the consumer space to the business-to-business arena is no small undertaking.
One of them could make inroads in the consumer space based on low prices.
Fortunately, one company saw untapped potential in that palm-friendly form factor and went on to dominate the consumer space.
"This is the first true Internet appliance that will come into the consumer space, " said Dataquest analyst Van Baker.
At the moment within the business-to-consumer space, Tmall is the clear leader with 33.5% market share according to Enfodesk.
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For instance, in the consumer space, you could be on vacation but easily access your work network with your iPad.
And notes that there is some consumerization of IT that makes it important for them to be strong in the consumer space.
In the fast-moving consumer space, this type of team only happens when people are pulled out of the traditional hierarchical management structure.
That takes us into the consumer space as well as the business orientated requirement space where people can pay a little bit more.
Business acceptance of real-time collaboration tools is moving toward becoming as universal as it is in the consumer space ( Google Docs, Box.net, Dropbox).
Samsung probably has the best opportunity in the consumer space due to the success of its smartphones and the Galaxy Note 2 and 10.1.
The iPad and a thousand other interesting devices like it are moving from the consumer space and into the enterprise at an unprecedented rate.
Business spending will also tighten, but less than the consumer space.
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Is it right to say that the consumer space has grabbed the ball for many kinds of innovation, especially in ease of use, collaboration, and mobile apps.
Unfortunately, the aggressive move into the consumer space with high-end PCs (Alienware, Adamo), TVs, MP3 players (that eventually never shipped), smartphones, tablets and even mini-stores, pretty much failed.
Further, IPOs in the consumer space, while rarer in than in tech because many consumer brands undergo liquidity events earlier in their lifecycle, have also produced strong results.
This trend extends from the consumer space into the enterprise.
The consumer space has been a bit of a challenge.
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"Kodak remains a strong and trustworthy brand in the consumer space and this agreement reinforces how valuable our brand is, " said Laura Quatela, President of Kodak and Personalized Imaging.
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Why should workers suffer under stringent email inbox size limits and PCs with eight-year-old operating systems, he questioned, when the devices available in the consumer space nowadays are so good?
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The consumer space is a key market for 3D and small steps have been made in this space via hobbyists and model makers in arts and craft projects and self-employed designers.
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The opportunity also extends well into the consumer space.
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Microsoft stumbled like a fool in the consumer space, but they are back and the full weight of Microsoft is finally being applied, combining all of its assets to leverage into rich markets.
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This would ensure that popular vectors, developed by cyber criminals to attack and control the target rich consumer space would not also lead to infections of SCADA controllers, transaction processors, or real time environments.
We are working further on our plans to transition our distribution to more online in the consumer space and are adjusting our messaging in the Institutional segment to give it a more distinct identity within the general Rosetta Stone brand.
Then again, RIM has made no secret of its aspirations to push ever deeper into the consumer space -- a place where Apple shines -- and again, RIM's touch paradigm needs some serious tweaking, so maybe this guy is going to leave the Bolds and Niagaras of the world to the pros and attack the multimedia-hungry masses with an entirely different angle.
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Of course, there are other ways to make money in the consumer internet space and in photos.
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Second, device-specific FAA testing procedures, while admirably thorough, cannot keep up with product development cycles in the consumer mobile space.
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But the Airbnb investment would be a large bet on the consumer Internet space, though in a very different area from Facebook or PayPal.
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While Ross and Setrakian both have their concerns about Apple shares, neither doubts that the company is still a juggernaut in the consumer electronics space.
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