      As a secondary reaction to this piece of news, related stocks in thecomputer hardware sector such as DELL and CPQ underwent paradigm shifts oftheir own and adjusted in price over the course of a week or so. To alesser degree, a tertiary effect occurred in more distantly related stockssuch as COMS and CSCO. The lag or time delay that exists between theprimary, secondary, and tertiary ripple effect varies from sector to sectorand is directly correlated to the magnitude and severity of the news thatis introduced into the existing paradigm.