Nevertheless, the combination of reports of increased pressure and coercion of workers in connection to this product and some reports of screen issues and defects in the shipped products last week, are not good signs for Apple.

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Analysts said the pressure for Ankara to respond militarily if a connection to Damascus was proved was tempered by a lack of compelling military options and the domestic unpopularity of Turkey's Syria policy.

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So, how does a small business maintain a competitive advantage in the face of pressure from high tech innovation and the primordial human desire for high touch connection?

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