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No service can afford to do the same old things year after year,though sometimes this innovation amounts to just a change interminology. For manufacturers, a new type of product--with highdemand and no competitors--will allow premium pricing. An oldwar-horse--with established popularity, no start-up costs and norequirement for ongoing promotion--will allow moderate pricing toproduce a steady profit stream (the much-admired "cashcow"). This principle also applies to services or novelwrinkles on established services to maintain interest andprices.

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