Stars High Tech company, fell from the highs of global dominance to the lows of nearing bankruptcy in 2001. While competitors enjoyed an increasing share of the market, Stars Co. was refusing to switch operating systems to new developed ones.In 2001, with an environment that witnessed several changes in technology, customers' taste alteration & increase in number of competitors, the environment of Stars Co was described as: High-moderate uncertainty O High uncertainty O Low uncertainty O Low to moderate uncertainty

Stars High Tech company, fell from the highs of global dominance to the lows of nearing bankruptcy in 2001. While competitors enjoyed an increasing share of the market, Stars Co. was refusing to switch operating systems to new developed ones.In 2001, with an environment that witnessed several changes in technology, customers' taste alteration & increase in number of competitors, the environment of Stars Co was described as: High-moderate uncertainty O High uncertainty O Low uncertainty O Low to moderate uncertainty

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