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...slow and steady wins the race [May 9]. That's exactly how Machida overtook Sharp's rivals Sony, Matsushita and Samsung. When Machida was running Sharp's television business in the 1980s, the company was struggling and most people knew nothing about him. But when Sharp brought its liquid-crystal-display TVs to the global market, it began making record profits. To be the best, a company has to have sound knowledge about market demand, design and manufacturing?plus technological strengths. Machida has succeeded because of his company's sharper focus. Kakoli Senapati Frankfurt, Germany...
...slow and steady wins the race [May 9]. That's exactly how Machida overtook Sharp's rivals Sony, Matsushita and Samsung. When Machida was running Sharp's television business in the 1980s, the company was struggling, and most people knew nothing about him. But when Sharp brought its liquid-crystal-display TVs to the global market, it began making record profits. To be the best, a company has to have sound knowledge about market demand, design and manufacturing - plus technological strengths. Machida has succeeded because of his company's sharper focus. Kakoli Senapati Frankfurt, Germany
...have teenage children, and they all have various tastes. But we have been enjoying the South Beach Diet. My 11-year-old son loves the chicken wraps. They drink the Crystal Light Sunrise. They're a great test market...
...when Machida became president in 1998, it all began to change. Sharp, he knew, had long excelled at developing products featuring liquid crystal displays (LCDs). It released the first mass-market LCD calculator in 1973, developed its first flat-panel LCD television in 1987, and dabbled in LCD televisions throughout the 1990s. Building on this head start, Machida moved LCD TVs to the forefront of Sharp's strategy. He spent heavily over three years on the design, manufacture and marketing of a new flagship TV brand dubbed Aquos?and his bet paid off. Launched in January 2001?a moment referred...
...beach and sprawls over 40 impeccably manicured hectares?an astonishing 10 of which are devoted to its vast indoor spaces. Dwarfed by soaring columns and boundless ceilings, guests can wander among 6,040 sq m of gold leafing, 114 domes adorned with glass mosaics, and 1,002 bespoke Swarovski crystal chandeliers, in an interior that seems part Arabian Nights, part Walt Disney...