Analysts say that banks are unlikely to make great profits from online banking, but say the competition among banks to cut costs will be passed onto the consumer.

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While certainly wealthy investors will make great profits on their investments in Facebook, there are plenty of people who are engineers who simply did work they love well and were rewarded fabulously for it.

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To the great gain of people who buy and use PCs but to the great detriment of the profits of those who make them.

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