Apple is hinting its move is all about taking control of the timing of its new product introductions--and the surges of hype--that accompany them.
While one can't help but see the big product introductions -- a social network, a mobile-payment system, a music store -- it's the deletions that are much more interesting.
Before I get started, just some preliminary introductions -- I'll probably repeat them in my formal remarks, but I want to make sure that I acknowledge some people who have been critical to this effort and critical to so many efforts at the state and federal levels.
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The pre-game introductions and in-game commentary are also very good.
Mr. Hurd, through a spokesman, has said there was nothing improper about his relationship with Ms. Fisher, a one-time actress who managed executive introductions at company-sponsored marketing events.
Many of these car and watch brands develop long-standing partnerships that include joint product introductions and long-term marketing agreements.
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After quick introductions, cooler-loading, and total-body sunscreen application, we were idling out of the narrow channel from Treasure Cay Marina to the open waters of the Abaco Sea.
Yet overall, he said, major industry players are clustering together, at a higher rate of frequency, in terms of the pace of their new-product introductions.
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"Tekken Tag Tournament" has one of nicest computer-generated introductions ever seen.
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Still, you've got to wonder whatever happened to the old-fashioned pitch letter--or courtly introductions over the ninth hole.
Angellist has made more than 7, 600 introductions between more than 800 start-ups and 1, 200 investors.
There is coded stuff in the introductions, about the importance of family - aimed at the thrice-married Newt Gingrich - but nothing in his own speech.
Rangaswami and Delivanis provide these start-ups with cash and access to introductions.
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Another big worry: Some of the majors suffer from weak pipelines--that is, they have no blockbuster introductions slated for the near future.
Whether boys are gay or straight, these manipulative introductions to sexuality can set lifetime patterns of exploitation and self-destructive behavior.
The ebb and flow of product introductions by these companies and their competitors can dramatically affect quarter-to-quarter swings, while annual comparisons show trends.
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This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, including expectations for new product introductions, technology measurement standards, applications, features, markets, specifications and customers that are based on our current expectations and involve numerous risks and uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate.
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Growth is being driven by pent-up demand and a sharp increase in new model introductions in 2013.
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And this year, it will accelerate its new product introductions with the Fiesta and Focus small cars, a new super-duty pickup and a redesigned Explorer SUV.
Some key introductions included the roll out of oral care products (under the Oral-B banner) in Latin America, OTC medication in Poland and Russia and hand soaps across several nations in Africa.
Some asked for introductions to his colleague, Asheem Chandna, who specializes in investing in start-ups that sell geeky enterprise-tech products around security and the data center.
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Her unease lasted through the introductions of two elderly Russian couples, two elderly Chinese couples, three middle-aged Dominican couples, one handsome young Haitian man, one very tall, very old, and very loud Haitian woman with a funny name Oolna and one dark-skinned woman who spoke so fast and with such a heavy accent that nobody could understand what she said or where she came from.
At a time when most Asian investors were focusing on high-growth markets close to home, he was nurturing contacts and making introductions between Chinese construction and engineering companies and Gulf contractors and officials.
Today, people that invent interesting things (the true What-You-Know people) will reap many more rewards than the brokers who make introductions.
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Among the introductions: sleeker netbooks, a small nettop geared toward multimedia and gaming and an all-in-one touch PC that could fit in a family room or kitchen.
However, in recent years, the company has battled its way back to prominence with new product introductions, and has also taken the lead in the race to bring the next generation drug-coated stent to market.
Apparently, something about them being foreign-owned stimulated them to be more agile and creative, which resulted in more product introductions.
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Ford's game-changing vehicle connectivity model and affordability have helped make it one of the widest technology introductions in the industry, launching on 12 vehicles simultaneously.
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Pharmacy same-store sales were negatively impacted by the decrease in Medicare Part D patients, recent generic introductions and the loss of certain contracts with large clients.
"Chatting people up at networking events is of limited value, but obtaining introductions is the key to getting the ear of the people they want to reach, " Konstantin Guericke, co-founder of LinkedIn.com, told CNN.
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