In this situation companies like CISCO, HP, Nokia-Siemens need to find new businesses to be in.

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Toshiba, Apple, HP, and Nokia implemented policies to require their suppliers to use only audited, conflict-free smelters, once enough are available.

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Dell, HP, Nokia and Research in Motion all reigned supreme in their product categories for long periods of time, and fell from grace hard because they did not notice or react quickly to the disruptions in technology around them.

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