Yes, I know this is vastly higher than anything that could possibly appear in the GDP statistics.

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Yes, I know this would be difficult, but we would somehow all manage.

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Yes, I know this is the RT, the ARM powered model, but still.

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And before the snarky remarks fill up the comments section for this column, yes, I know: Budgets and KPIs always impact what we can make.

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However the larger companies in this nation are subsidized and yes gentlemen I know how expensive it is to bring oil to the market and how many other nations and companies there are with which you must compete.

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Yes, I know, for some readers this is an entirely trivial point.

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But - so I obviously don't know the detail of all of this, but I was surprised yes, of course.

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And yes, I do know that these campaigners know this.

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You know this I am your friend Anton yes?

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OK, yes, I know, chip fabs are at the extreme end of capital requirements but this is at least indicative.

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