broomstick on the tip of your finger. you can balance a broomstick on the tip of your finger, but you cannot balance a pencil. basically the smaller the object, the harder it is to balance. as the object gets bigger and bigger and bigger, it s easier to balance. it s similar, this has more momentum so it s easier to get under it. that architecture is why we chose it. the second thing that s puzzling architecture choice for most people who know a lot about rockets, he would never choose liquid hydrogen, it s completely unnecessary, it s the most powerful, highest performing rocket fuel in the world. there are two reasons we chose it, the first is again, practice. we chose that because what you see behind me is basically the second stage of new glen, so every time we ve fly this tourism mission we are
Philips TV Tuner History pt5
Competition and Growth
Introduction
We have reached the end of the 1980s, probably the turning point in the Philips Tuner history. On the one hand the business has been doing well: constant consolidation of (mainly European and US) competitors has substantially increased the market share and volumes, making it one of the global top3 tuner makers. However, in parallel the emergence of Japanese competition has made the business environment increasingly harsh, with a serious pressure on profitability and thus cost. Although Philips with its UV800 tuner family has probably made the best tuner ever in terms of robustness and performance, this model is clearly too big and expensive and in the coming two decades we will see a continuous drive for cost reduction and the associated size reduction. One of the most remarkable steps in this context is the move to the World Standard Pinning (WSP), with Philips agreeing with its main competitors Alps and Matsushita