, Columnist
It's Good to Be the Tech Kings
Smartphones and the cloud are in; corporate hardware and personal computers are out.
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The gap is growing between the technology world's haves and have-nots.
It has become increasingly clear in recent weeks how technology winners are extending their lead over the older guard companies such as IBM and Yahoo. The tech elderly are wheezing because they can’t untether themselves from waning technologies like corporate hardware and personal computers. Meanwhile, the leading tech companies are turning in sparkling financial results -- and getting rewarded for it.