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Consumer Electronics: Tech's Hit Machine

December 06, 2004

While it's hard to say how the next electronics wave will play out, it seems clear that all this competition will mean lower prices for consumers and consolidation among companies as they scramble to survive cutthroat pricing, says John Barrett, director of research for the tech consultancy Parks Associates, in Dallas. Already, newcomers from China, such as Shinco and Shanghai LeJin SVA Electronics, are attacking bigger rivals with low pricing.

From the article "Consumer Electronics: Tech's Hit Machine."

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