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March 17, 2010
FROM RETAILWIRE:
Best Buy is betting that by being first out out of the gate with 3-D television offerings, it will establish a hold on the category. Do you agree that it is important for Best Buy to get out in front as the leader in 3-D televisions for it to succeed once the technology achieves widespread adoption?
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Consumer electronics is all about the next cutting edge technology. Being on that cutting edge is essential for Best Buy. They must win the early adopters consistently in order to maintain their market dominance, and pick up the downstream adopters as the technology takes hold.