Stephen Baker
Stephen Baker
Stephen Edward Bakeris a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for the New York Giants...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth30 August 1964
CountryUnited States of America
consumers needed punch
It was the one-two punch needed to get consumers in the stores.
buy consumers costs flat hesitant less looking machine monitor price
Consumers are looking at price first and then styling, ... They are hesitant to buy a machine with a 15-inch flat panel screen, which costs $900 to $1,000 itself, when they can buy a 19-inch traditional CRT monitor for less than $400.
consumers creating digital items mark mp3 players robust year
It wasn't just big items that made a mark in 2005. Consumers went after MP3 players and digital cameras, creating a robust year for the two categories.
build built consumers devices external fast help manage move quite technology television tend
You don't want to build too much into the TV. Consumers tend not to want too much built into their televisions, and the technology for a television doesn't move quite as fast as the technology for the external devices that are going to help you manage all your entertainment.
buy computer consumers desktop
Now consumers can buy the computer they want, not just the desktop they can afford.
asking bring buying consumers demand huge people reducing seen
If you look at why people are not buying PCs, most of the things I've seen say it's not price, it's the usability, ... Consumers are asking themselves, 'Why do I need to upgrade?' So by reducing prices, I don't know that there is this huge unmet demand that's going to bring in a lot of new purchasers.
benefits coming features people prices
Prices are coming down, and they have the features and benefits people want.
asked easier looking people plug solution stuff
The thing about all these back-end connections is that there are so many of them. If you asked anybody, there are too many connections, too many options, and too many wires. People are looking for a solution that's more all-encompassing, that makes it easier to plug all that stuff in.
best might needs sony
Sony has always wanted to go its own way. Sony needs interoperability. It might not be the best way to put it, but Sony needs to think differently.
sony
Sony has always wanted to go its own way,
audio bandwidth market related require support takes terms video
Video is more complicated and takes up more bandwidth than audio. While the two are related to some extent, video will require much more from the marketplace in terms of infrastructure to support it than the audio market did.
aggressive competition component culprit helped holiday prominent rise rush spur
While aggressive competition between retailers, OEMs and component suppliers as well as the holiday seasonal rush helped spur this (price) decline, ... The most prominent culprit was the rise of sub-$800 computers.
bad
I still think it's a bad idea and a bad fit.
given people reason
We haven't really given people a reason why they would want to own one yet.