Now Pfizer is rebuilding its data center, tearing out high-priced Sun servers and installing low-end Intel machines.
The government implemented the MTOPS measurement in the early 1990s to differentiate supercomputers from low-end computers.
With this backdrop, the combination of two low-end brands might not generate much pricing power.
"In this economic situation, we had to push the low-end smartphone, " Mr. Koutsonas said.
The HP Touchpad proved there is a low-end tablet market, albeit at unsustainably low prices.
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Manufacturers, in turn, are increasingly relying on their high-end sales to balance out their low-end products.
Most goods brought into the U.S. from China are low-end consumer goods, such as textile products.
This kind of work is highly specialised, certainly far more so than low-end manufacturing.
And as low, low-end PCs get even smaller and cheaper, Barnes predicts they'll become more popular.
But, if I opt for another BD deck, which low-end one is the best choice?
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Other than that, what we're going to have is the continued growth of low-end work.
Called Asha, these low-end items sit in the gap between bottom-end smartphones and high-end feature phones.
Its plan was simple--sell low-end, brand-name personal computers bundled with Internet access for a monthly fee.
But some executives worry that a low-end disruptive product might harm their established brand.
Apple (AAPL) is working on a low-end iPhone, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Because of the various assumptions used in the paper, this range should be considered conservative and low-end.
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Of course, it would have to be a very low-end shooter that can run in a browser.
Nokia has made some disastrous strategic mistakes over the past decade, but this low-end prowess is remarkable.
Netbooks are cheap, low-end notebooks, the market for which is, at this point, pretty much drying up.
Low-end manufacturing is continuing to shift from China into countries like Malaysia, Vietnam and parts of India.
The low-end EH-series will sport 20-inch, 1600 x 900 panels with AMD-E2-1800 CPUs and 4GB of RAM.
That being said, a low-end, low-cost iPad would certainly tempt a lot of consumers away from Android devices.
Samsung is increasing volumes for low-end phones while Apple is said to be preparing a cheaper iPhone.
Chinese search giant Baidu and France Telecom are collaborating on a browser for low-end smartphones sold in Africa.
You may want to consider replacing such things as the lousy keyboard supplied with most low-end Windows machines.
My estimate matches the median, is towards the high-end of the Street analysts and the low-end of the independents.
Windows Phone also takes care of most of the interface slowdowns that often crop up with typical low-end phones.
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Meanwhile, Yeung says that despite widespread speculation, he finds little evidence that Apple is working on a low-end iPhone.
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Adding to its woes is stiff low-end competition from Chinese and Indian makers.
Second, we believe Apple will release a low-end iPhone in 2012 and this could disproportionately affect RIM and Nokia.
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