The problem, of course, is getting people to notice the truly good bits in a space filled with so much fluff.

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Those ridiculous collectors editions with high profits on cheap plastic that take up so much shelf space that only game specialty stores like GameStop are willing to put up with outside of internet warehouses?

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The problem with the manned space programme is not so much that it is an expensive waste of money as that it lacks a serious goal.

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But being evicted would be devastating to him, he said, not because he's trying to make money in Second Life, but because he and other people involved with his space-themed group have put so much time into developing their digital land.

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And sell it did, so much so that it moved the titans of tech to innovate the space, with Google enlisting ASUS' engineering for its popular and affordable Nexus 7 reference tab (named for its relatively diminutive size) and even Apple, which once infamously disavowed the smaller format altogether, releasing the 7.9-inch iPad mini.

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