Stranger still is the timing of the revenue and cost figures.

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You know exactly when smartphones are introduced, and the effect of timing on refresh cycles and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).

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It must make clear that the timing of bigger buffers can be staggered and that their cost must be compared with the benefit of fewer meltdowns (the Bank of England reckons global GDP in 2009 would have been 6.5% higher without the crisis).

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