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...more service business is to buy a consulting firm like PricewaterhouseCoopers, which Fiorina tried but failed to acquire in 2000. But there is another way. Call it the Gillette strategy. Just as that company virtually gives away razors to make a killing on blades, HP could opt to gather more strength in the PC and low-end server businesses in order to sell more service contracts as part of the package. "I certainly don't see PCs as white elephants," she says. "Getting on the desktop brings you a lot of opportunity...
...that he did not intend to dilute the material, and that the class would be difficult. The hypocrisy here is patent, and, sadly, highly prevalent. One hears a abundance of whining about the lack of rigor in Core courses, but when push comes to shove, most of the complainers opt for Magic over Math 21a, “If there is no God.…” over Philosophy 174, “Matter in the Universe” over Chem. 10. Until the enrollment of the most difficult Core courses begins to swell and that...
...most skaters and in a corner of the rink where judges have a better view of any technical mishaps. Yamaguchi acknowledges that all this may contribute to Hughes' being unfairly singled out by the notoriously subjective skating judges: "Sometimes judges don't live by the rules, and they opt to see it or not to see it. I think that, yes, some skaters may be more penalized than others." For three months, Hughes tried to relearn the jump, and while she has made some adjustments, it is nearly impossible for a top skater to rewind a jump in such...
...response, Summers noted that if “motivated” students opt into departmental classes, the incentive to create good Core classes would evaporate...
...Corbis, a photo agency, announced it would be distributing a limited-edition Humans catalogue to fashion designers featuring images of, that's right, real people. Corbis is hoping designers will opt for them over supermodels - which, frankly, isn't likely. It might be O.K. for a magazine, but the fashion world is unlikely to risk a season's sales on the selling power of a John...