The next day, AllThingsD reporter Ina Fried reminded the world that Steve Jobs did not like the idea of a seven-inch iPad.

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"Microsoft has clearly said they are going to spend to be a player in this market, " Ina Fried, senior writer for news website Cnet.com told BBC News.

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Ina Fried of CNET, who has covered Microsoft for more than five years, said this issue had, in the past, been something of a hurdle for Microsoft and Intel.

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Vascellaro and Ina Fried contributed to this article.

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Ina Fried at AllThingsD reported in August that Ting will soon allow you to use your old Sprint phone with their plans, which if available to business owners and users would be additional savings worth evaluating.

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