Sam Yagan Quotes

The PC is successful because we're all benefiting from the competition with each other. If Twitter comes along, our games benefit. If Nvidia makes better graphics technology, all the games are going to shine. If we come out with a better game, people are going to buy more PCs.

A merchant who approaches business with the idea of serving the public well has nothing to fear from the competition.

I think we are living in a time where the consumer has lots of choices, whether it's coffee, newspapers or whatever it is. And there is parity in the market place, and as a result of that, the consumer is beginning to make decisions, not just on what things cost and the convenience of it.

Pepsi and Coke have to co-exist on the shelf for the long term because if they pull each other down, no one's going to drink carbonated soft drinks anymore.

When I arrived in Ford, a decision was made to sell many marquee brands. This was because 85 per cent of the sales were from Ford and Lincoln brands. We were clear that for the company's strong future, we needed to focus on the Ford brands.

Producers do not seem to understand that they are cutting into each other's business. They complete their films at the same time and do not space their releases.

In a commodity business, it's very hard to be smarter than your dumbest competitor.

A company's best advantage should be a quality product offered at the right price. That fair competition is what drives innovation.

The way companies hang on to their marketshare is by being scared.

While it is often true that the enemy of my enemy is my friend, it seems like Yahoo's almost obsessive focus on Google is taking away from its other businesses.

When you start losing market share, it's really tough to gain it back; you need the product portfolio and presence in many markets.

I'd rather Apple cannibalize Apple than somebody else cannibalize Apple.

Apple makes really good products, and Samsung makes really good products. It's really a two-horse race. Where I think Apple is exposed: the price points of Apple's products are just so high by comparison with Samsung's.

If people use Chrome, we make less money on our service and that's fine by us because that is fair competition. I wouldn't put Google on a pedestal for competition, but they aren't telling users not to use OpenDNS.

Competition on anything is good, because it makes everybody better.

I never dislike anyone that I am in competition with. I welcome the challenge. Besides, I get along with just about everyone.

Competition is good because we need to educate customers, and Ozon.ru itself will not be able to do it.

When you compete with Wal-Mart, even if you think you've found a niche don't ever become complacent.

Apple's market share is bigger than BMW's or Mercedes's or Porsche's in the automotive market. What's wrong with being BMW or Mercedes?

First, we have to lower our costs to levels that are more competitive. This will prevent the lower-cost airlines from pushing us out of the markets we want to serve. We've made great progress on this front, but we need to keep pushing.

Apple and Samsung are selling in such high volumes, and they're vertically integrated more and more, that it's very, very hard for anyone to compete against Apple and Samsung in the high-volume part of the smartphone or tablet market.

The marketers can compete with free; it just has to be better. Look at bottled water if you don't believe me.

The problem with Myspace was always that it was never as strong a product as it needed to be. It left itself vulnerable to competition. It was only a matter of time before someone created something better.

I don't really think anything Microsoft does puts pressure on Apple.

Number one, cash is king... number two, communicate... number three, buy or bury the competition.