While sufficiently advanced tech may look like magic for those that don't understand that tech, there is still a clear difference between what is magic and what is tech for those in the know... I think the easiest example to use in that regard is Toaru Majutsu. Both Esper powers and Magic are magicky, but they're clearly different at their core.
And I like magic more than tech, so if I was author-sama, I'd make the mages better~