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Sunday, July 18, 2004

Would-be iPod mini owners play the blues

Knight Ridder: "What makes the iPod mini the planet's most lusted-after tech toy? Simple, said market researcher Richard Doherty: It's the element of 'unobtainium.' 'That's when you've identified it and coveted it and you want it, but no one seems to have it,' said Doherty, research director of Envisioneering in Seaford, N.Y. Indeed, a scarcity of 4-gigabyte hard drives has left Apple's colorful digital music players in such short supply that online buyers are cooling their heels for up to two months before getting their hands on one ... Apple said it's moving as fast as it can to meet demand, which has far exceeded expectations since the mini went on sale in February. The company delayed the device's overseas release, originally planned for April, until it catches up on the home front."

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