Many have fallen by the wayside or changed course to avoid being crushed by one of the most successful and viciously competitive companies of any era.

Lowell could be viciously competitive.

The slide represents about three percentage points of lost market share, a huge loss in a viciously competitive sector.

The software business is viciously competitive, of course, and we didn't make our choice lightly.

First, a weak but viciously competitive market for personal computers has eroded Compaq's ability to charge premium prices and hurt income.

After years of brutal price wars, the once viciously competitive long-distance telephone business is turning into a surprisingly cozy and profitable industry.

Croquet is popularly believed to be viciously competitive.

They can be cruel, viciously competitive, clever and strategic.

The prices are viciously competitive.

Luxury cars are a high-profit niche of the auto market, but a viciously competitive fray awaits the Imperial, with a base price of $25,495.