Ask a Fool: Are These 2 Tech Titans Built to Last?

By Andrew Tonner – Jun 14, 2013 at 11:00PM

NYSE: IBM

International Business Machines

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$167B

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(0.66%) $1.20

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$183.09

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Although they're about as different as it gets, both of these tech powerhouses should stand the test of time.

Here at The Motley Fool, we're all about finding great companies and holding them for the long term. Our latest installment of our Ask a Fool series highlights two truly unique and outstanding companies that couldn't look more different. One's about as stuffy a blue chip as there is, while the other sits squarely at the center of one of one of tech's most prominent growth areas. Fool contributor Andrew Tonner explains it all in the video below.

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