I think the question posed is really odd, because race conditions cannot really exist as long as you only assume serial processing. I mean, the definition of a

I think the question posed is really odd, because race conditions cannot really exist as long as you only assume serial processing. I mean, the definition of a race condition means it's dependent on timing, which is an excluded risk if you're not attempting to start your services in parallel. So a better question in my opinion is: does the tradeoffs mean we should go back to serial execution? My feeling is no.