What we want is even a little bit of price erosion, taking inflation into account".
That means higher development costs, tougher regulatory processes and less price erosion.
Earlier this month, that company closed picture-tube manufacturing plants in Germany and Britain, citing continued price erosion and the need to remain competitive.
Deteriorating gas prices, declining volumes because of seasonal weaker demand and price erosion in the chemicals sector contributed to the lower quarter-to-quarter earnings.
The stronger and more international it can make its brands, the more easily a company can protect itself against price erosion.
"The major impact is really the price erosion we've witnessed over the last couple of quarters, in not only the PC-related markets but also the wireless and network equipment markets," Mr. Morales said.
The solar and LED businesses already struggle with oversupply, meaning Samsung may get walloped by the same dramatic price erosion as it has seen in liquid-crystal flat panels.
McCain, a closely held company, "alleges that the dumping of the goods in question is harming Canadian production by causing price erosion, price suppression and lost sales," the Canada Border Services Agency said in a statement in Ottawa.
The remarks came just two days after Intel, the largest microprocessor maker, lowered its forecast for quarterly gross profit margin to 54 percent, down from its previous forecast of 56percentt, due to the price erosion.
Modest early gains quickly gave way to steady price erosion, with the Nasdaq composite index ending with a loss of 133.61 points, or 4.22percentt, at 3,031.88, barely above its lowest level of the session.
Meanwhile, in Europe there's troubling evidence of price erosion.
