Thanks to a raft of low-end low-margin smartphones, Android is established as the dominant consumer platform around the world.
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That being said, a low-end, low-cost iPad would certainly tempt a lot of consumers away from Android devices.
There were reports in credible sources that Amazon would jump into smartphones with its signature low-end, low-margin strategy.
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China's ZTE, which has somehow silently risen through the ranks to become the world's number six phone manufacturer by volume, is said to be prepping a renewed global assault that will see it move beyond its typical role as a provider of low-end dumbphone fare to occupy the low-end smartphone niche, a market with traditionally limited choice.
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The current pricing of Android phones is not working against Apple in either the high-end or the low-end smartphone market.
"At the moment, there is only high-end imported furniture and very low-end things that are made there, " Ross said.
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Manufacturers, in turn, are increasingly relying on their high-end sales to balance out their low-end products.
All the firms offer services from high-end businesses like IT consulting to low-end management of servers and business process outsourcing.
Don't expect the Federal Reserve to end its low-interest-rate policy anytime soon.
China is experiencing structural adjustments in their FDI flows, including the relocation of labour-intensive and low-end market-oriented FDI to neighbouring countries.
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The end of low-cost banking could be the dawn of smarter banking.
My estimate matches the median, is towards the high-end of the Street analysts and the low-end of the independents.
Back in 2008, the handset slump crushed the low-end and pre-paid phone markets as low-income households pulled back from spending.
Its plan was simple--sell low-end, brand-name personal computers bundled with Internet access for a monthly fee.
Since games are being built to scale down from the top-end (which means PCs) down to the low-end (smartphones) consoles are stuck in the middle and not able to move the industry from a technical standpoint.
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Just as if you go to a low-achieving school, you tend to end up in a low-achieving job.
At the low-end, AMD announced Bobcat, a design for a low-power processor that can be used in consumer electronics devices.
Go to Wal-Mart's Web site and you'll find cut-rate brands such as eMachines and Everex competing with low-end machines from Hewlett-Packard.
Go to Wal-Mart's Web site and you'll find cut-rate brands such as eMachines and Everex competing with low-end machines from Hewlett-Packard (nyse: HPQ - news - people ).
And that while RIM will surely keep growing, it may cede the high-end of the smartphone market and become a mid- to low-end player.
In the new home market, sales of mid- to low-end properties in the seven-day period ended Sunday rose to a 36-week high.
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"It's clear that after the increased security measures at European and U.S. airports earlier this year, no amount of high-end investment will solve low-tech problems, " said Duncan Alexander from the Official Airline Guide (OAG).
In this environment, Credit Suisse expects property developers, landlords and high-end retailers to do well, while banks, financial firms and mid- to low-end retailers are likely to struggle.
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Up 220% from its end-of-September low, Juniper's a touch too hot right now.
Or is RIM on its way to becoming a mostly mid-to-low-end smartphone purveyor, stuck with lower-end customers and lower margins?
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Even so the last year has been tumultuous for HTC as rivals--including China's E28 and Samsung Electronics at the low-end, and Apple at the high-end--have launched snazzy models.
The analyst says the chances of a summer debut of a low-end iPhone would appear to be low, given that Apple is supply constrained on the iPhone 4, and the the fact that the company would not likely want to detract from the pending debut of the iPhone 5, which he expects to arrive in June.
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The HP Touchpad proved there is a low-end tablet market, albeit at unsustainably low prices.
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