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cannibalize [′kan·ə·bə‚līz] (engineering) To remove parts from one piece of equipment and use them to replace like, defective parts in a similar piece of equipment in order to keep the latter operational. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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At the same time, take-up of new messaging services, such as MMS, mobile instant messaging (MIM) and consumer mobile email, has been retarded by factors ranging from usability to operator concerns that new messaging services will only cannibalise existing revenue. By now it has become clear that 3G is simply going to cannibalise 2G. However, carriers would do well to focus on differentiating each service, rather than be concerned about how a new service such as mobile instant messaging (MIM) will cannibalise short message service (SMS) revenues. |
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