Word: consumerized
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The sudden shift in consumer demand has left manufacturers facing a major challenge in keeping their showrooms filled with hybrid vehicles. Sales of the Toyota Prius actually dropped in May because the company didn't have any more vehicles to sell. In an industry where a two-month supply of...
Yet again, Google, which is fighting the platform wars on multiple fronts, could be Apple's stiffest competition. It is leading another coalition to build an open-operating system called Android that will work in the next generation of cell phones as well as other consumer devices. The Open Handset...
But can the U.S. really make and sell enough stuff to bring imports and exports into balance? Well, maybe. This country is, believe it or not, still the world's largest manufacturer. Exports are at an all-time high, both in dollar terms ($1.6 trillion in 2007) and as a...
In recent years, the Southeast has experienced a manufacturing boomlet, with foreign companies in particular setting up shop there to cater to the huge U.S. consumer market. Now, thanks to the weak dollar, they're looking overseas.
But then food and gasoline prices jumped, consumer confidence slumped further, and housing prices fell even more. Democrats showed signs that they would end their campaign without going into double overtime, and Bush reappeared onstage, stealing the spotlight by suggesting obliquely that as President, Obama might appease terrorists. The overall...