It is a database on small companies and influential people, and could be made into some sort of social network for investors and entrepreneurs, even an index akin to what Dow and Jones did way back when.
But no, then came the pro model, which comes out months after the regular edition, with an incompatible OS, vague words on pricing ("akin to an ARM tablet" "similar to an ultrabook"), features that don't span across the range like pen input and Office home.
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And suddenly he faced an unsightly end akin to the Babe's final, punchless and abbreviated year with the Boston Braves.
Becoming an RIA is akin to becoming a business owner or partner, which would take some personality types out of their element.
And even giving it an Ebitda multiple akin to the far more profitable Disney, for example, the company is worth perhaps 70% of what Bain paid for it.
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Such an arrangement is akin to distributing Hurricane Sandy Funds to all residents of the affected states on the grounds that they could potentially have been harmed, whether they were or not.
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The Bank of England points out that, in Denmark, which brought in an accounting system akin to fair value some years ago, one result has been that the volatility of banks' capital ratios has risen sharply.
Such an assumption is akin to claiming that a television set left on and unattended will still be in working condition after a million years because no natural events, such as rust, erosion, static electricity, and earthquakes can affect it.
For a first-timer, it was something akin to an out-of-body experience when I was presented with an official invitation to play.
Cynics might find Russian support for a stringent anti-bribery regime akin to an inveterate alcoholic joining a campaign for total abstinence.
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The four-inch Fun felt a good half-inch smaller than its spec sheet implied -- more akin to an iPhone in size.
It's a village green, a civic forum and a stage set akin to an old-time burlesque house, where extravagant characters make flamboyant entrances.
Sony's Entertainment Robot America division sees Aibo as an entertainment platform somewhat akin to a video game system, with new features being constantly added.
It is akin to an automotive regulatory firm made up of automakers, with the Big 3 making up the majority of the dues paid.
Someone has been tampering with their movie history, altering elements of those intergalactic classics, which some feel is akin to an act of vandalism.
The Yankees have no doubt pored over every word of Alex Rodriguez's contract in recent days, searching for something akin to an escape hatch.
The resulting space-time crystal is being described as something akin to an infinitely running clock that does not require any additional energy once it starts going.
"Like earthquake victims afraid to enter buildings again, investors fear another upheaval in the financial markets and economic activity akin to an aftershock, " observed economist Steven Wieting of Citigroup.
They can then put some of their extra pay into a personal pension plan, akin to an American 401(k), which they can take with them if they switch employers.
This global tax cartel will be akin to an OPEC for politicians, and the impact on taxpayers will be quite similar to the impact of the real OPEC on motorists.
Oftentimes fog descends like a veil to obscure the view, but rather than detract from its allure, the mist lends the scene an air of mystery akin to that of a Scottish loch.
"PLM has been perceived as a big, expensive technology akin to an ERP-scale effort, " she says, referring to enterprise resource planning, another alphabet-soup software that tries to unite a company's operations on one computer system.
Just pretend Netflix reverted back to the thing you claim is the best and only real value anyway, but with the addition of video games at an additional small fee akin to upgrading to Blu-ray.
He said that Mr Obama bore responsibility for statements by his embassies and this one was "akin to an apology" adding it was a "terrible course to apologise for American values" and the White House was sending mixed signals.
Lawyers for the claimant said of the ruling in November 2011 that it was the first time a court had been asked to rule on whether the "relationship between a Catholic priest and his bishop is akin to an employment relationship".
Lawyers for the claimant, who is set to pursue a civil case, said it was the first time a court had been asked to rule on whether the "relationship between a Catholic priest and his bishop is akin to an employment relationship".
But bankruptcy is akin to getting an alcoholic to put down the bottle.
Designing a drug is akin to machining an oddly shaped part to fit a slot whose exact design is not yet known.
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