But no matter how much I like the way it looks, this new external hard drive-sized system has a few odd quirks.

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We are seeing a series of experiments with different MMO monetization models at present, but all have the same problem: games which cost as much as or more than a full-sized game are hard to fund with a model best applied to small, repetitive mobile and social games.

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Italy is mired in recession, with a massive debt burden, and needs to get investment flowing again to hard-hit small and medium-sized businesses.

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For small and medium-sized firms such services are hard to find.

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"The SharePort Go II packs a powerful set of capabilities into a pocket-sized device that's hard to live without, " said Daniel Kelley, associate vice president of marketing, D-Link Systems, Inc.

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She had sized up the way of doing business in the South and come to terms with the cold, hard reality.

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