Date updated:08-19-2009
Pip Coburn of Coburn Ventures offered up 4 tech plays that could be safe havens trades against a struggling consumer. All 4 of these firms are quite different, but Coburn explained that all of these companies have "management that is addicted to making money. And that alone makes them long-term buys.

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AAPL
Apple Inc. - $199.92
- -0.29%
- $198.33
Coburn is impressed by Apple’s (AAPL) exclusive deals with developers as well as the app store phenomenon.

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ANSS
Ansys - $39.81
- 0.00%
- $N/A
He thinks Ansys (ANSS) is cutting edge with its proprietary technology to simulate real environments with computers.

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ADBE
Adobe Systems Inc - $35.81
- -0.83%
- $35.71
Coburn likes Adobe (ADBE) ahead of a software launch next spring.

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SY
Sybase Inc - $39.92
- 0.00%
- $N/A
Coburn called Sybase (SY) a “turnaround story that's working” with margins that have room to expand.
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