Mr. Lentz said consumers' swift reaction to record gasoline prices last summer was an important factor in the industry's embrace of higher fuel standards.
But a swift outcry from consumers forced to endure flight delays, along with attacks from Republicans who placed the blame at the feet of the president, resulted in swift action from lawmakers just before they flew home for recess.
That's not a particularly long runway, even in the swift moving world of consumer electronics.
All of this must also be accomplished in the blink of a virtual eye because the social media universe has made the consumer response swift and unrelenting.
It is essential that the OFT takes swift action to protect consumers from any company unfit to hold a consumer credit licence – this action is good news for consumers".
Recent controversies over Internet privacy, the rampant patenting of Internet-business models, free speech and pornography show that when companies or governments overstep the line, the reaction of consumers is swift.
Microsoft's public relations department was on encrypted cloud nine yesterday, riding a wave of high-five press reports for their swift action to protect consumers from National Security Agency surveillance.
The DVD may be the swiftest success in consumer-electronics history.
The House and Senate Medicare bills include provisions to give consumers swifter access to less costly generic versions of brand-name drugs.
Manufacturers of brand-name prescription drugs vehemently oppose the other bill, to give consumers swifter access to generic pharmaceuticals.
