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Technology Trendsetters: Are They Start-Ups or Established Companies? At the end of each calendar year, the typical ritual in the technology world is to look back at which technologies did well in the past year and what the upcoming trends are. Who is setting the trends—the start-ups or the more established software makers? |
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