But underneath, it was about the slow but sure progress toward user-centric computing.

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Sure, China is slow, but it is growing at 7 percent on the low end on up to 8 or 9 percent in a good quarter.

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And to be sure, labor and infrastructure limits may slow the rate of growth compared to past years, but projections by JPMorgan Chase suggest that North Dakota will continue to enjoy GDP growth two to three times the national average for the next few years.

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