Rash generalization, at best. It's not about the industrial era vs. the information era - after all, Citigroup has as many programmers on its staff as Microsoft.
It's really an issue of a complete lack of real earnings by many institutions, cutting across multiple industries with a pattern that is discernable only to those who create numerous exceptions to define rules.
If information were dominant, Microsoft would be riding high along with Intel which virtually solidified its hold as the core of all tech.
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It's really an issue of a complete lack of real earnings by many institutions, cutting across multiple industries with a pattern that is discernable only to those who create numerous exceptions to define rules.
If information were dominant, Microsoft would be riding high along with Intel which virtually solidified its hold as the core of all tech.