1. Analysts expect the low prices to entice more buyers and mitigate the declining revenue IBM is seeing for its mainframes because of declining prices. 2. Analysts expect the low prices to entice more buyers and mitigate the declining revenue IBM is seeing for its mainframes because of falling prices. 3. And just as department stores slashed prices at year-end sales, automakers offered big cash rebates on some cars to entice buyers into dealerships. 4. Computer-makers sometimes ship PCs with extra software as a way to entice buyers. 5. Detroit automakers spent heavily on rebates and other incentives to entice buyers, even though the quarter was marked by low unemployment and inflation and buoyant consumer sentiment. 6. Developers shamelessly entice buyers by tugging at their heartstrings. 7. If the less-rosy assessments are accurate, retailers may have over-ordered and could be forced to slash prices to entice buyers. 8. Other cities have worked with mortgage company Fannie Mae to entice buyers to blighted or downtown areas to cut traffic congestion. 9. PC companies also are benefiting from lower costs for components, which lets them slash prices and entice more buyers. 10. Some companies may even have to offer a little higher yield or other concessions to entice buyers as it gets toward year-end, money managers said. |