The absolute difference in revenues is not the most important comparison, however, nor even is the way Oracle has grown while SAP stumbled.

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The S Pen experience between the first- and second-generation devices is a night-and-day difference: the original Note seems like just a working concept in comparison.

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In a report released Thursday, the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI), says its comparison of 25 pairs of traditional car models and their hybrid counterparts shows a marked difference in car insurance injury claims.

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But the most scientifically credible study of the effects of Medicaid, based on randomly assigning 10, 000 people to Medicaid coverage in Oregon, found there was no statistically significant difference in ER use between those newly enrolled in Medicaid relative to the (largely uninsured) comparison group.

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