Speaking in practical terms, do you think that is a possible consequence should things go wrong or go badly in the future.

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The Great Recession is the big event and these wild cards are possible because they will be a consequence of the biggest economic Snafu since WWII.

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In addition, a recent effort is under way to make use of the many PCIe-based interfaces that are developing as a consequence of the high speed data transfers that are possible using flash memory and future non-volatile memory devices.

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Another possible malign consequence of closeness to big business would be a significant increase in industrial policy.

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