“Asustek Computer has received OEM orders for the iPod mini digital music player from Apple Computer, according to market sources. Asustek is the second Taiwan-based manufacturer of the digital devices since Inventec Appliances also produces the iPod for Apple,’ Emma Wang and Steve Shen report for DigiTimes.
“In related news, Inventec is expected to continue to supply Apple with its current iPod models. In addition, Inventec is also likely to secure orders for a similar version of the iPod from Hewlett-Packard (HP), the sources said. Apple and HP entered into an agreement earlier this year for HP to resell the iPod under the HP brand,” Wang and Shen report.
Full article here.
I hope Apple can get all of their supply issues across the board resolved soon. I hate to think there would be any lost sales because of this.
Woohoo! Finally stuff will be in stock
Two suppliers is always better than only one…
One makes Apple iPod�s and
Second makes HP+Apple iPod�s
This is great!
Third should do IBM+Apple iPod�s and
Fourth Dell+Apple iPod�s instead of those crappy ones
Good move – dont want to be acused of supporting only one supplier!
CHURN OUT THOSE iPODS FASTER!
The more sold the more Apple gets at least one monopoly away from the stink of REDMOND = MICROSOFT
For fun, Apple just plain RULES!!!
PC’s make good depressing corporate computers, where most of the people are dull stoic assholes.
Lets Party!!! weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
the itunes link at the bottom doesnt work.. is that because I live in canada???
PS. THurrott’s response..
what’s the point, the chip shortage was an intentional move to make demand appear much larger than it was..
odd..
By golly, you’re right, mike. Earlier today when I clicked on it, it worked, although it took two tries for it to “take” (it went to some other MDN page, and then the second time it launced iTunes.
Now, it just launches another MDN page, or reloads this one, or something (how soon they forget).
Mike (not the same as mike)
mine doesn’t even show a ‘link’ cursor.. it’s as if my cursor is passing over regular text..not hypertext