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Wednesday, January 19, 2005

Apple: Four-week wait for iPod Shuffle

Reuters:

It could be deja vu all over again for Apple Computer Inc..

Just one week after launching the tiny iPod Shuffle, a lightweight and much cheaper model of its market-leading digital music player, customers face a wait of two to four weeks before their order is shipped, according to the company's Web site Tuesday.

There is a two- to three-week wait for the $99 iPod Shuffle, which holds about 120 songs, while customers face a wait of three to four weeks for the $149 model, which has double the capacity, according to the Apple Web site.

Apple's co-founder and chief executive, Steve Jobs, said last week at the company's annual trade show that the new music players were on their way from factories to Apple's online store, its retail stores and third-party retailers and distributors.

Sigh.

Here we go again. You know, like many people who are into technology, I get excited about products like the iPod shuffle and the Mac mini. But some of my most critical opinions about Apple are the direct result of this kind of behavior. Is anyone honestly going to tell me that Steve Jobs didn't know about this when he appeared at MacWorld last week? It's aggravating.

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