They would have ended up making middle of the road shite and it would have been tragic. In the words of Kim Deal, 'if you're so special, then why aren't you dead'. My tongue is in my cheek there by the way
I think they would have morphed into pretty much what New Order turned out to be... but darker... apparently he was a massive Kraftwerk fan and the electronic element was already beginning to creep in on Closer... but I guess we'll never know that... Unknown Pleasures is still an awesome piece of work.