One good option for this opportunity would be to lease a proprietary piece of equipment that would enable you to produce a product or offer a service.

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But Dell's risk is that the march grinds to a halt as it approaches the proprietary bastions of storage, mainframe computers, switches and networking equipment.

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But Dell's risk is that the march will grind to a halt as it approaches the proprietary bastions of storage, mainframe computers, switches and networking equipment.

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Google will not discuss its proprietary scanning technology, but, rather than investing in page-turning equipment, the company employs people to operate the machines, I was told by someone familiar with the process.

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