It was almost an afterthought that Eaton, already the indoor world-record holder in the heptathlon, broke Dan O'Brien's 20-year-old American record of 8, 891 points.

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It was really almost an afterthought, says Peter van Cuylenburg, head of Quantums specialty storage products group.

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Ultimately, it makes me think the Surface Pro was something of an afterthought.

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Palm Inc. created a credible, innovative smartphone with a physical keyboard, but it was a slide-out version, which made the keyboard seem like a burden and an afterthought.

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