"There is going to be a proliferation of different reading devices, with different features and capabilities and prices for a different set of consumer requirements," said Steve Haber, president of Sony's digital reading unit.
Is this, as Picador publisher Andrew Kidd claims, an anti-elitist move that takes into account consumer requirements - or, as the Bookseller's Nicholas Clee suggests, a policy that appears democratic at first glance, but will in the long run engender "conservative commissioning" and narrow the playing field for hopeful first-time authors?
They cannot see it meeting consumer requirements for quality, quantity, and affordability.
Consumer requirements also change in the direction of personalization and diversification.
Industrial design attempts to enhance quality of life by designing products that meet consumer requirements.
Nowadays, business globalization, complex consumer requirements, and high technology development have led to vigorous business competition and market uncertainty.
Due to highly competitive markets, constantly shifting consumer requirements, and technological advances, product families are continuously evolving over time.
Storing sufficient hydrogen on-board a wide range of vehicle platforms, while meeting all consumer requirements (driving range, cost, safety, performance, etc)., without compromising passenger or cargo space, is a tremendous technical challenge.
Increase in number of web services, finding out the exact web service from service registry that fulfil the consumer requirements has become a greater challenge in recent days.
Aside from technical feasibility, consumer requirements and concerns, particularly in terms of the protection of personal privacy, have not been the focus of Smart Grid developments.
