Kindle Fire has staked out an important market position due to its loyal Amazon customer base and attractive (low) device pricing.

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The defense department traditionally has taken the position that cost is less important than readiness and reliability in determining what sorts of personnel should fill jobs, but with budget deficits beginning to bite the high cost of manning non-combat positions in this manner will undoubtedly become subject to greater scrutiny.

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Since their split Willis has maintained his position as one of the most important world film stars and this week was ranked ninth in a list of the most powerful showbiz figures.

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Trying to dispel criticism, Mr Olmert's people have been arguing that the defence minister's position is not all that important since the prime minister has the final word in matters of national security.

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While this company still has a solid market position in over all chip sales, TI still lags behind Qualcomm and Broadcom in that all important mobile devices category.

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