And that screen decision has a second-order effect with regard to battery life.

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But what about the second-order effect, the cost of replacing that same policy with another insurer in a spooked market?

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The second-order effect of all this cheap gear is rapid Net penetration into poorer countries like India and China, which are becoming vendors of even cheaper products and services.

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The second-order effect is hypercharged global capitalism.

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