The Inevitables of Tech: Part I   In a 1996 letter to
shareholders, Warren Buffett defined a breed of companies that
he calls "The Inevitables."  Companies such as Coca-Cola and
Gillette might well be labeled "The Inevitables." ... No
sensible observer, not even these companies' most vigorous
competitors, assuming they are assessing the matter honestly --
questions that Coke and Gillette will dominate their fields
worldwide for an investment lifetime.  Invest like Buffett
Buffett is famous for refusing to invest in technology,
with IBM being the lone exception in his portfolio of mostly
financial or consumer-oriented equities at Berkshire Hathaway.
Buffett's reasoning: He simply doesn't understand the field.
Given our understanding of tech stocks, can we invest in a
similar manner, applying the "inevitable" label to any
technology stocks? Let's start by evaluating two favorite
companies in the field: Google  (NASDAQ: GOOGL  )  and Apple 
(NASDAQ: AAPL  ) .  The moat around search Google owns desktop
search h