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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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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The notion that the digital imaging market is losing ground just isn't accurate. Overall, the short-term outlook is very good, and while the long-term outlook shows declines in sales, there is still great potential for the market.
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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.
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Part of the problem Sony has had in the past couple of years is that as the consumer electronics market has changed, ... A lot of it has been about lower prices and distribution and neither have been Sony's strong points.
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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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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.
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New technologies at more affordable prices gave people a lot of incentive to get the necessities and a little something extra last year. It's the beginning of a trend that we should see continue through 2006, which will benefit not only the consumer, but the manufacturers as well.