"The advantage of in-cell is that you're streamlining the manufacturing process, so in time you should be able to drive efficiencies and reduce cost, " IHS analyst Rhoda Alexander told Wired.
"Basically this allows you to have greater bandwidth and lower cost, " says American Technology Research analyst Albert Lin.
One reason is cost, says Abhigyan Sengupta, an analyst with consultancy firm MarketsAndMarkets, which recently published a global study on flexible displays.
This was likely from an increased in promotions that came at a cost: lower margins, says Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter.
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It cost half as much as the Democratic proposal in Congress, and using your economic analyst models, it would have created twice the jobs at half the cost.
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"We think that the revenues from newspaper companies have been insufficient to cover their cost, " explained Mike Simonton, an analyst at Fitch Ratings, who issued a negative outlook on the industry.
Pfizer's analyst meeting, where new strategies and cost cuts will be unveiled, begins at 1 p.m.
"It is a merger only in name as they are not combining large elements of their cost bases, " said one London-based analyst.
"The Q5 could be a very significant device for the company because there is a significant opportunity for high-quality low-cost smartphones, " said Adam Leach, devices analyst at telecoms consultancy Ovum.
"There will, justifiably, be questions about the adequacy of management and emergency operational procedures on board which may have longer-term cost implications, " said Wyn Ellis, an analyst at Numis Securities.
"The easiest thing to talk about is the low-hanging fruit, which is the cost-cutting, " says SooAnn Roberts, an analyst at Kaufman Brothers.
However, RW Baird analyst Christopher Raymond notes that Lucentis may already cost less, in some cases, than the stated pricing due to volume discounts and forthcoming study results may diminish the advantage Regeneron will enjoy by being able to promote more convenient dosing.
Lost contracts with supermarkets "will undoubtedly cost them millions of pounds", Neil Saunders of retail analyst Conlumino told the BBC.
The problem with total cost of ownership (TCO) numbers, says Yankee Group analyst Sheryl Kingstone, is that they often mean very little.
"I expect everybody will jump on the bandwagon now, " said Richard Bove, equity analyst at Rochdale Securities, who thinks that the cost to Goldman of defending lawsuits could be enormously expensive over the next few years.
"Massmart is well positioned as a springboard for sub-Saharan Africa, but we believe that it will take a much longer time period for the company to earn its cost of capital in Africa, " said Janney Montgomery Scott analyst David Strasser.
Merrill Lynch automotive analyst John Murphy says it s difficult to predict the cost of Ford s buyout program.
Although Stribild costs 33 percent more than the list price for Atripla, RW Baird analyst Thomas Russo called the pricing appropriate, noting the cost is similar to other, less convenient, multi-tablet HIV regimens.
This was mostly down to high house prices, high youth unemployment, rising public debt and the cost of education, added Prof Sefton, who is also a quantitative analyst at UBS bank.
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Brad Smith, an analyst at Stonecap Securities, wonders whether the bank will return its cost of capital.
That doesn't sound like much, but it's enough to offset the cost of a quintupling of wirelessnetwork usage, according to Thomas Lee, wireless analyst at Salomon Smith Barney.
Morningstar analyst Marisa Thompson, who follows the company, says more prudent cost management and improved capital discipline is driving higher returns on capital and strong free cash flow.
"Unless you want to be the low-cost, low-price provider, you have to offer more, " says retail analyst Britt Beemer of Charleston, S.C.
"The longer the record, the more likely I am to give a high-cost fund the benefit of the doubt, " says Laura Lallos, senior mutual fund analyst at Morningstar.
IDC's senior analyst Kevin Restivo puts it down to Huawei's advantage in low-cost devices, not to mention its placement within China -- a country that can't get enough of phones.
Costco Wholesale (COST) this morning reported that same store sales increased by 7 percent in December, missing analyst forecasts of 7.6 percent, largely a result of a drop in online sales.
During the last month since its very ill considered analyst day in New York, Sprint management seems to have realized that its most cost efficient build into the next generation includes an overlay of the already existing Clearwire WiMax system.
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Last week, the state's Legislative Analyst's Office came out with a damning indictment of the project's unrealistic cost estimates and poor management.
The Casey Research analyst favors buying gold as part of a regular accumulation program, somewhat similar to the cost-averaging approach many take in the stock market.
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James Antos, a banking analyst at Mizuho Securities in Hong Kong, says CMB needs to do better in managing its cost of funding.
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