Monday I'm surprised there isn't more documentation on the 8000000a error. A google search brings up only 43 pages - most of them pleas of help from people who ran into this obscure and ominous bug. Grassroots KM through blogging . The time to react, though, is governed almost entirely by company size and structure. Big companies react slowly because of the sheer number of people and amount of information involved.
Small companies act quickly because the same reasons.
This means that, in an economic slow-down, big companies adjust slower. Interim measures may be put into effect quickly, but the long-term strategy won't become apparent for several months. But, now they have decided on their strategy and only now can you can see how the current conditions affect you. If you work with small companies, you already know what the next year will bring you. You've known for a while.