This morning, brokerage firm Morgan Stanley issued an upgrade to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), lifting the tech giant to Overweight and upping its target price to $180 from $105. Morgan Stanley feels that Apple is a clear leader in the world of mobile Internet and that the iPhone will drive the company's earnings growth over the next two years. The brokerage's analyst noted, "The core of our stock call is that the iPhone's success and higher margins will begin to mute the fundamental margin and growth risks in Apple's core Mac/iPod businesses."
Readers of this space know that the investment bias is toward large-cap companies with demonstrated business models and who have a competitive advantage in established markets. And with the aforementioned in mind, 
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