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		<title>The Exception in the Price War Story: Cost Leadership</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:57:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joern Meissner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like every good rule, there’s always an exception. As previously noted, price wars are truly one-sided affairs. Your and your competitors’ prices falls due to a rush to gain market share, and in turn, the only victor is the customers who learn how to finagle every last penny out of your and your competitors’ remaining [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Random House Fears E-Book Price War on iPad</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:36:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The iPad, Apple’s newest technological wonder, will be released on April 3rd, just a few short weeks from now, but one thing probably missing from its advertised digital bookstore, iBookstore, will be the books from the world’s sales leader in publishing, Random House. In the Financial Times article ‘Random House fears iPad price war’, Random [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why there are no Winners in a Price War (other than the customer)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:18:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joern Meissner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a price war, where competitors with similar products, designs, and incentives compete for customers by having the lowest price, the only person that wins is the customer. Always. When allowing your sales staff to use price as their main tool to meet quotas for the month, week, or even year, you, as the executive, [...]]]></description>
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