"In terms of planning, we have to be prepared for the worst, which is a very competitive battle for customers," he said.

A competitive battle continued between the architectural rivals for the next 24 years.

"We're in a competitive battle with ourselves, rather than worry about what the competition is doing."

Companies that succeed on these terms will win their competitive battles, not by miles but by inches.

Of course, it is consumers who will determine how the competitive battle plays out.

The two former merger partners have already resumed their competitive battles.

Gathering all these too tightly would only lead to an internal competitive battle.

Without government legislation, bad companies would triumph over the good ones in the competitive battle.

In a competitive battle of this kind, ports that service a common hinterland will destroy each other.

The Galileo plans add not much more than a competitive battle involving existing systems.