The industry was super competitive, and service providers were looking ways to improve customer loyalty and use of higher-margin data plans.
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.
The result is a super competitive market where added extras like sports cars and ski equipment are as common as evening turndown treats in hotels.
"The preseason tests spoke a quite clear language: the Red Bull looks super competitive again -- and Sebastian is only 24, so he still has an enormous potential to fill, " Ecclestone said.
When firms with a score of 2 or less are excluded, the average score across the board rises from 2.62 to 2.88 in India and from 2.64 to 2.91 in Greece, compared with a small rise from 3 to 3.09 in more competitive Britain and from 3.3 to 3.33 in super competitive America.
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After the Asian crisis in 1997, super-competitive currencies helped exports to boom, but domestic demand has lagged.
The second way in which East Asia's financial traumas will spill over into rich industrial economies is that manufacturers in the region have become super-competitive thanks to devaluations of up to 40% against the dollar (see article).
More realistically in the long run (i.e. 10-15 years from now), the city and state will likely have to consider the construction of a new facility to remain competitive in Super Bowl bids.
His former team-mate Austin Eguavoen made his competitive debut as the Super Eagles manager in Sunday's game.
"They don't have to be the super-sexiest facilities you've ever seen, but there's a competitive market out there, " he said.
Although this implies a future when only two super-carriers serve most of America, the picture is not as anti-competitive as it might seem.
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