Bundling can be a tactic to compel consumers to buy several things from a firm with a monopoly in one product.
Manufacturers cannot compel consumers to turn in private property, and this onerous provision has led the mayor's office to describe the approach as unconstitutional.
"We would like to see the federal government make sure that companies don't compel consumers to enter into these contracts.
"People were expecting them to come out with something different, whereas if you look at most of those models, there's nothing really new to compel consumers to buy it".
Most studio executives say that their problems will be solved by luring customers back to the theaters with bigger, better movies, or by introducing a new, high-definition DVD format that will compel consumers to restock their video libraries.
Therefore, the only realistic way to control the very high consumption of water within the water-scarce region will be to increase the cost of water with the hope that high water costs will compel consumers to use less of the resource and/or employ more prudent water conservation measures.
The Right Time For 3-D TV 3-D-ready TVs from Samsung, Philips and a few other makers have been available since 2008, but prices were high and there just wasn't enough 3-D content to compel consumers to upgrade.
In fact, the same point holds generally for policies, like the GWL rule, designed to influence -- but not compel -- consumers to make choices they themselves would agree will improve their lives.
Whereas foods like walnuts are filling, helping to keep overall calorie intake for the day lower, processed products like white (refined) cake drive hunger and compel consumers to eat more (including more later in the day after eating the cake is long forgotten).
Altering the institutional system of permissions, restrictions, incentives and penalties can compel consumers to do what they might not otherwise do.
