The tech debt issues can apply to non-technology products as well.

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Often, tech debt takes a backseat to short-term business thinking.

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Morgan Chase's wounds, a company that was hurt last year by its overexposure to rotten tech and telecom debt, the NASD quoted one sales assistant as saying, "My baby's going to college!"

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That might leave others--in particular, high-growth and high-tech companies, who can ill afford debt--to shoulder the burden of corporate taxation.

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My Graham-based model also excludes tech stocks, and, due to the debt requirements in the model, it essentially excludes financial stocks.

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Over the past few years, as Dell has acquired companies for its enterprise solutions business, it has taken on debt that is comparatively massive for a tech company.

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The state offers tax relief and public debt to heavy industry but not to high-tech companies.

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Those technology companies with strong balance sheets--and little debt--may soon start doing some bargain-basement shopping for smaller tech shops.

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Hittite Microwave, a maker of integrated circuits and other high-tech devices, has enjoyed a steady increase in EPS for the last five years, carries no debt and has had strong earnings growth.

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If (when) the tech bubble bursts, this will cause spending to slow sharply as firms and households struggle to reduce their heavy debt burdens.

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