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With all the hand-wringing about consumer spending and the holiday shopping season, at least one technology device appears to be holding its own: Apple’s trusty iPod. In fact, the now ubiquitous music and media player is faring so well that Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu is beginning to see a ...
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blog.wired.com — Apple doesn't want you to believe what it says, even though the company claims it's not lying.... That's the gist of the Cupertino company's legal response to a lawsuit regarding allegedly misleading advertising for the iPhone 3G. The ... (more) Apple: Our Ads Don't Lie, But You're a Fool if You ...
Apple's iPod Problem
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businessweek.com — Opinion/Interviews: Its only a problem if your name is not Steve Jobs.... (more) Apple's iPod Problem
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Analyst: Apple Selling So Many iPods Stores Are Running Out (AAPL)
Silicon Alley Insider — ... Reuters: Wu said stocks of certain iPod models have been harder to come by at Amazon.com, Best Buy, Target and Wal-Mart. [Unfortunately, he offers no details on how he arrives at this conclusion--or at least Reuters doesn't.] ...

Forget the recession, there may be an iPod famine!
VentureBeat — ... At least, that’s the case if inventory checks made by Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu are accurate. Amazon, Best Buy, Wal-Mart and Target are all experiences shortages of iPods on some level, Wu reports. ( ...

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