"The president tells voters that his regulations will save them thousands of dollars at the pump, but always forgets to mention that the savings will be wiped out by having to pay thousands of dollars more upfront for unproven technology that they may not even want," said Andrea Saul, a spokeswoman for the Romney campaign.
Each of these new models calls for taking higher risks, making upfront investments in technology, software and people, which yield results much later.
It's an usual bit of transparency from Apple, but the company understandably wants to be as upfront about the technology as possible.
Armstrong added, "I would call this the technology upfronts," because unlike the NewFronts or a traditional TV upfront, advertisers are "committing to tech platforms" rather than committing to content.
Stakeholders may therefore be compelled to agree to adopt proven technologies upfront to reduce uncertainty and mitigate risks, thus limiting the innovation potential of new infrastructure development.
What makes Atrium different from traditional law firms, Kan told me, is its technology and upfront pricing.
That's because it doesn't charge an upfront fee for its technology and the work carried out to visualise each garment, and only generates revenue if it helps to actually shift more product.
Moia has been upfront about seeking out technology partners for its mobility efforts, and it kicked that off with a $300 million investment in Gett last year, the Uber competitor based in Europe.
The upfront cost of the technology upgrades, personnel training and transfer of youth to aftercare programs would be quickly paid for by dramatic reductions in costly incarcerations, the commission concluded.
When work began two years ago, it was assumed that Congress would adopt a cap-and-trade program — imposing a price on emissions, rewarding companies that found innovative ways to reduce them and providing upfront subsidies for advanced technologies.
