While 20x is a relatively high valuation, he contends that high-end and mid-range routing remains a two-horse race between Cisco and Juniper.
Lees goal is to build what he calls a high-end virtual mall.
As the face of Apple, he represented its dedication to high-end technology and fashionable design.
When we meet he has just launched his high-end clothing line Leon Max in the UK, during one of most pronounced double dip recessions in a generation.
His youthful activities did not suggest he would end up as a corporate high-flyer.
Most telling, he says, is that a high-end Midtown spot such as Lexington Brass, a creation of the EMM Group, chose to get kombucha on tap.
His first device, he said, will be the high-end N900.
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He mentioned that LG offers two high-end product lines, one focused on premium design (Optimus G), the other on high-performance design (Optimus G Pro) and shared a diagram with us to illustrate this (after the break).
More specifically, Corduro competes with companies like Square on the merchant services side, and Quicken on the high-end enterprise side, he said.
"An entry-level smartphone is very different from a high-end smartphone, " he said.
He wedged an extra 1, 500 high-end seats into the front row and the end zones, the first owner to see value in those areas.
David is not averse to the high-end stuff, but he tells us that Thais don't have a restaurant culture as such - it's all about market food - and he's going to help us scratch the surface.
My favorite endorsement from Mr. Booth had to be for the Miele mangle, a high-end rotary ironing machine that he keeps kitchen-adjacent for pre-party prep.
At most, he thinks, it may have a niche in high-end computers.
Several years ago, Mr. Dell wrote a four-page memo after he first played with the XPS One, a high-end desktop that embedded all its parts inside the monitor.
Jack McCollough, half of the fashion team behind high-end label Proenza Schouler, said he doesn't eat much during Fashion Week, despite the time and money that goes into his catering.
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By chasing the high end of the market, Nam hopes he can move his division, which contributes 44% of all the LG' Corp. units' revenue, past the 23% of the groups' profits it currently posts.
Phelps finally made Wigan's early pressure pay when he got on the end of Sam Tomkins' kick-through, and only the faintest of finger-tip knock-ons by Richards prevented Amos Roberts adding to that score when he got on the end of Thomas Leuluai's high ball.
"Because there are only so many A-plus waterfront locations available, the price pressure on these high-end properties continues to go up, " he explains.
He explained that the One's design was inspired by high-end watches, and it turns out that the zero-gap machining process was developed in-house specifically for this device.
Sectors such as biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies might see some selling pressure as investors take profits there, he said, while sectors that have performed well lately include high-end luxury companies and real-estate investment trusts.
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When I recently sat down with Jan-Patrick Schmitz, the president and CEO of Montblanc North America, the 105-year-old company known for its high-end writing instruments and other luxury items, he told me the company had recently had the best year in its history.
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"You're going to need a lot of high-end hardware to run the newer games, " he said.
Some of these companies are being redefined as high-end merchandise producers rather than just brand names, he says.
He is trying to turn a mass-market manufacturer into a high-end brand.
As far as a price goes, Sarajarvi would only say that it'll cost more than a high-end smartphone, but less than the four phones he's had to replace put together.
"We plan on introducing successive iterations of our Webtop software and accessories that incorporate improved productivity tools and multiple price points, " he also said, echoing previous promises to include Webtop in all high-end smartphones starting this summer.
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Because the appraisal didn't lower his loan-to-value ratio, and despite his high credit score, Mr. Lattas says he's going to end up with a mortgage rate that's a quarter of a point more expensive than the lowest rates available.
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