We prefer Alphabet’s software focus

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Alphabet and Apple both rose strongly during the COVID-19 pandemic as consumers in lockdown spent more on new devices and online downloads. Now that the pandemic is easing, we continue to prefer Alphabet for your new buying. As a software maker, it does not face the same potential chip shortages and shipping delays that Apple does, particularly as that smartphone giant prepares to launch its new iPhone. ALPHABET INC. is your #1 Aggressive buy for 2021. The stock (Nasdaq symbols GOOG $2,819 [class C: non-voting] and GOOGL $2,806 [class A: one vote per share]; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 666.8 million; Market cap: $1.9 trillion; Price-to-sales ratio: 8.5; No dividend paid; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.abc.xyz) is the parent of Google, the world’s leading Internet search engine. It gets most of its revenue from online advertising. In addition to search, Google also offers a variety of other services and products. They include Android (operating system for mobile devices),…