But it's not clear how much of this difference can be attributed to higher education, since smarter people are more likely to finish college and have an employment advantage regardless of what they learn there.

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It did, of course, make a difference, since there would not otherwise be litigation.

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This may be due to a difference in the timing of their launches since Windows 8 was released on October 26 and Vista had its worldwide release on January 30, 2007.

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Another worry, according to Robin Harris, an analyst with the Data Mobility Group, is that Blu-Ray adoption will be slow because few people will notice the difference between formats, since many players can neatly "up-convert" DVDs for high-definition sets.

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But everyone can be forgiven since only a few of us science geeks know the difference.

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The steepening difference between and short- and long-term issues could be taken as a positive, since it restores the traditional relationship.

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"It's hard to see what the difference is, since Gov. Romney and his spokesman make it clear that sanctions and negotiations would be tried and force should be kept on the table as a last resort, " Indyk told CNN on Monday.

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