Berlin Wall falls differently

We know that the Berlin Wall fell due to East German propaganda chief Gunter Schabowski's misunderstanding of a note. Instead of telling a press conference that East Germans can apply for passports and visas and travel through the Berlin Wall, he states that the borders are open effective immediately and without further ado.

Would history have significantly changed if in fact he stated what exactly was intended?
 
Chances are some butterflies will arrise from this, maybe German reunification happens slower. I do think the wall is likely to be tourn down by someone sooner rather than later, even if it's in a more traditional fassion than what happened in OTL. It was too much of a symbol of the Cold War and a divided Germany.

One peace of good news is that we probably don't hear David Hasslehoff sing!
 
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