The following video is part of our "Motley Fool Conversations" series, in which Motley Fool senior technology analyst Eric Bleeker and chief technology officer Jeremy Phillips discuss emerging trends in technology.

In today's edition, Jeremy and Eric pit Microsoft against IBM to decide which one of these IT giants is the better buy. While Eric and Jeremy find Microsoft to be a compelling valuation, Eric deems IBM's leadership to be the trump card. Watch below for full analysis of these two IT leaders.

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