Tech’s Rich and Powerful Are So Over Their Gadgets

OVER IT

Devices are cooling down as tech’s elite moves on to less tangible signifiers of wealth and luxury.

Former Reporter/Editor

Published Dec. 26 2019 7:24AM EST

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Arek Wylegalski, who invests in technology for a living, doesn’t know what version iPhone he owns. He’s not sure if it has FaceID, but he thinks it might.

Blake Montgomery

Former Reporter/Editor

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Tech’s Rich and Powerful Are So Over Their Gadgets

Devices are cooling down as tech’s elite moves on to less tangible signifiers of wealth and luxury.

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Blake Montgomery