But Microsoft will no doubt see opportunity here, and look for ways to turn lemons into lemonade.

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But trying to make lemonade out of battered and bruised lemons, Realtime is unloading the game to Gamersfirst, part of K2 Networks, which plans to relaunch the game as a free-to-play MMO in early 2011.

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Companies such as IBM, Oracle and SAS Institute will show you how to make lemonade out of Sarbox lemons.

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Since they have ruled out the only immediate alternative, military force, they are doubtless now busy preparing to make lemonade out of this pile of lemons.

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Turning lemons into lemonade: Beyond the Medicaid population, there remains a large group of people who are uninsured often due to costs.

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