“Piper Jaffray said the product availability for Apple Computer is improving based on shorter lead times on Apple.com, particularly for both versions of the iPod Shuffle and Mac mini. Piper Jaffray said that over the last several weeks, the estimated time to ship every Apple product either remained the same or was reduced except for the iPod U2,” Forbes reports.

“The estimated days to ship both versions of the Mac mini decreased to five to seven days, from one to two weeks… Piper Jaffray said that based on Amazon.com sales rankings, Apple ‘continues to hold a significant computer market presence’ and ‘is the dominant producer of portable MP3 players.’ The research firm maintained an ‘outperform’ rating on Apple,” Forbes reports.

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