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
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One reason to be optimistic is that consumer electronics products have moved from the occasional replacement product to being very integral as to how we live. Most of it's driven by the fact that electronics are more important to people today than in the past because we're delivering the products that people want.
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The fact of the matter is the product you're looking for is always going to be cheaper, or there's going to be a better product in four months at the same price point. If you wait like that, you'll wait forever. You really have to make a decision that it's time to buy.
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It's never been easy being an Apple partner and it hasn't gotten any easier over the past few years. Apple has a long history of doing direct sales, and the fact is, they're actually pretty good at it. What you have to do as an independent is to look at the next set of things you can do. How can you out-service Apple when they already provide a high level of service?
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I'm not sure you're ever going to see one company able to give you a seamless digital experience. The fact is it's all going to have to be interconnected and it's going to have to be offered by multiple companies and you, as the consumer, are going to have to be the integrator.
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It was the one-two punch needed to get consumers in the stores.
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Prices are coming down, and they have the features and benefits people want.
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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.
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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.
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Sony has always wanted to go its own way,
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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.
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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.
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I still think it's a bad idea and a bad fit.
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We haven't really given people a reason why they would want to own one yet.
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Typically, we see flat or slightly rising prices in December, because people are usually willing to pay more.