When many investors think of tech stocks, they think of high growth potential, particularly in a short amount of time. While that can happen, you don't want to invest with only that thought in mind. You want to focus on the long-term potential of a company.

You can't predict how stocks will perform in the near term, but you can be certain that great businesses will likely provide value over time. Here are three tech stocks to consider for the long haul.

There's no doubt that it's been a rough past decade for AT (NYSE: T), with the stock down around 45% over that span. The blame can be spread around, but a large portion comes back to AT veering off from its core telecom business to pursue media and entertainment.

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