It was the office space we could have grown into rather than the smallest amount of space we needed.

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Both companies also monetize the long tail, that is, take advantage of the limitless digital shelf space to help sell even the smallest niche products.

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It's not the absolute smallest phone on Verizon but geez they need a little space to fit in that 176 x 220 internal color display, a VGA camera, a spacious keypad and an external color display too.

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All of it is travelling at several kilometres per second - sufficient velocity for even the smallest fragment to do a lot of damage if it strikes an operational space mission.

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