Their music, meanwhile, was a similarly pulpy thrill, Lant's bass revving like a broken carburettor, his gravely exhortations and pulverising low-end attack recalling a lycanthrope Lemmy.
If Qualcomm can successfully attack the low end of the market, it could turn its brand into a household word.
Bradley will attack the low end of the market with spunky, under-$100 digital organizers for the masses, like kids and grandparents, under a new brand called Zire (rhymes with "fire").
Bradley will attack the low end of the market with under-$100 digital organizers for the masses, such as children and grandparents, under a new brand called Zire (rhymes with "fire").
When an entrant competitor attacks the low end of any market, the rational reaction of the incumbent firms is to abandon rather than defend it -- because the low end is the least profitable of their possible investments.
Still, Microsoft might just need to call in order to earn that third spot at the table permanently, especially if its plan of attack on the low end of the market works out.
Some universities, including Moglen's Columbia, are also attacking what might be called the low end of the market as well as the high end.
The economic slowdown and the attacks have analysts hoping Amazon will reach the low end of its revenue range, $625 million, for the third quarter.
Even worse, he says Oracle's flagship database business, while still the market leader, is under attack from IBM at the high end and Microsoft at the low end.
