2013’s Top Winners and Losers in Tech

2013 was a year of tech comebacks — from Netflix to Nokia — but not all turnaround attempts fared so well. Myspace, anyone?

As we look back on the past year, certain “winners” clearly conquered the industry. Others fell dramatically short.

From the $1.1 billion acquisition of blogging platform Tumblr to the growing popularity of Snapchat, which reportedly turned down a $3 billion bid from Facebook, startups hit the mainstream in a big way

Google also had a tremendous year, thanks in part to the buzz around its high-tech eyewear, Google Glass, which hasn’t even hit the consumer markets yet. Take a look at our full list of winners in the gallery above Read more…

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