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Industry analysts, including Aaron Bush and Ron Gross, emphasize the gravity of the situation. They note that the installation of these chips in significant motherboard suppliers could already have placed compromised technology in widespread use. The denials from major tech corporations like Amazon, particularly in their AWS division, come at a critical juncture, as investigations into the matter are presumably already underfoot. The revelation of anything even remotely connected to past cases—like ZTE's punishment for breaching U.S. trade laws—could provoke substantial shifts in the technology supply chain, leading manufacturers to relocate out of China and instituting increased oversight of production facilities.