And, as we've seen by now, there are serious limitations to this device -- namely its price, image quality and battery life -- that may prevent that from happening.

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That would mean relatively small expenditures for the big companies that dominate the event's sponsorship activity, a worthwhile price for boosting your image in front of thousands of wealthy sports fans.

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And the importance of these to public image and share price cannot be overstated.

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Because of the larger amount of film and thus silver needed for moving image recording the price of movie film has increased significantly.

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Software is also a super competitive marketplace, and Microsoft has released products with all kinds of flaws that has hurt their image and stock price.

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Starting an incentive war could dent GM's image and its share price.

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The early image of offering the best price was no longer true but few noticed.

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In other words, the rise in the price of oil was simply the mirror image of the preceding devaluation of the dollar against gold.

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But in an industry that's all about image, it's a price many are willing to pay.

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Anyone who buys a Mac demonstrates enough disposable income to make decisions based on factors besides price alone: aesthetics, ease of use, personal image, etc.

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