Surely Blockbuster 's execs are sorry they didn't foresee the coming of Netflix and movies-on-demand models.
And with financing rates at near record lows, automakers should continue to build showroom traffic with cut-rate loans and affordable lease deals throughout 2012 on all but the most in-demand models.
Demand for older models has increased to 50% in the iPhone 5 cycle to date, compared with 33% in the 4S cycle.
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Staffing logistics for underwriters and processors are difficult to balance between demand and profitability models and the mortgage lending industry has not yet found a way to justify the manpower cost of processing and underwriting pre-approvals.
We discussed this in an earlier note titled RIM Blows it with Investors Again, Lowering Estimates where we discussed how RIM had failed to meet our expectation of 12 million BlackBerry shipments in the last quarter due to lower-than-expected demand for older models.
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Revenues grew even faster (up 63.5%), fueled by strong demand for pricey luxury models from Audi and other premium brands.
The problem for Apple is that several sources are now claiming that the iPhone range is undergoing a radical mix shift, with demand moving towards older models with less memory.
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CRISIL, an impressive outfit, is furthest down this path with half its sales from abroad, mainly from helping banks with equity research and risk-management models, demand for which has soared thanks to more regulation in the rich world.
Retail sales (as opposed to sales to government fleets and rental car agencies, which are typically less profitable) rose 70% in February, led by strong demand for its newest models, including the Chevrolet Cruze and Equinox and the Buick Lacrosse and Regal.
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This based planning guidelines for as many as 20 years ahead on models of future demand.
They are also introducing new or replacement models to revive demand.
Companies are also introducing new or replacement models to revive demand.
The 3D printing boom, among other trends, is leading to an explosion in the demand and supply of 3D models and data on the web.
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If sales trends follow those set during the 2008 gas price crisis, then automakers will likely see a decrease in demand for fuel-efficient models once gas prices return to normal.
It will be in the action plan, as part of a broader set of things that China and others are going to do to help shift their growth models to domestic demand.
While high fuel prices would logically make smaller and more efficient models in greater demand, and thus demand higher prices, NADA says that used full-size pickups are commanding premium prices these days, with depreciation at about half the rate of the average auto, due in part to the healthier housing and construction sectors.
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The company hopes the introduction of six new 2005 models will spur additional demand.
On August 10th Tata Motors reported a forecast-beating first-quarter profit, which it said had been driven by demand for JLR's luxury models.
Chrysler, meanwhile, is in some ways ahead of Ford and GM in reducing costs and complexity by sharing underbodies and parts between different vehicles and brands, and by building vehicles in flexible factories that can build different models in response to demand.
Announcing these new Symbian models may have killed the demand for older Symbian phones more effectively than was expected.
The Osaka, Japan, company said sales of digital cameras fell 28% from a year earlier in the quarter ended Dec. 31, partly because of sluggish demand for point-and-shoot models.
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The most basic models of labor supply and demand would suggest that a bigger labor pool depresses wages, and indeed this is the argument taken up by many opponents of more open immigration policy.
The worldwide smartphone industry has effectively become a duopoly as consumer demand has polarized around mass-market Android models and premium Apple designs.
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While opening-day iPhone lines vary by location -- what passes as early enough at a Radio Shack in Nevada may not work for an Apple store in New York -- analysts generally say advance consumer demand for the iPhone 5 is outpacing previous models.
There will be demand for basic, isolated entry-level models for many years to come, especially in developing countries, where AA-powered gadgets are still the norm and surfing the web means a 20-minute trek to an internet cafe, where browsing and social updates are billed by the minute.
These companies are exploring new business models, the benefits of printing books on demand and the various forms of e-book delivery.
Additionally, Samsung expects to capitalize on a slight increase in demand in emerging markets by expanding sales of its localized models.
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Wireless operators are and will continue to change their data pricing models in an effort to manage the increased demand for broadband on their networks.
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