Bonn pessimists still say the government in Berlin will in time suck in the people it left behind.

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Price comparison engines that suck in itemised telephone bills could find people better deals.

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But when it comes to the management of people, standardization of process has translated into enterprise applications that suck.

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The social network's app was the single largest, single app time suck, accounting for 23% of the time people spend using mobile apps, according to comScore.

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