Apple sets iPod mini worldwide launch By Rex Crum, CBS.MarketWatch.com Last Update: 4:20 PM ET July 7, 2004
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Apple Computer said Wednesday that it would end the waiting and launch its iPod mini digital music player around the world on July 24. The release ends a three-month delay of the iPod mini's debut outside the United States. In March, Apple said it would postpone the mini player's release because of stronger-than-expected domestic demand and slow production of the device's hard drives. "We had planned supply to last through late June, [and] now we expect to be able to catch up with demand," said Greg Joswiak, Apple vice president of hardware product and worldwide product marketing. Apple (AAPL: news, chart, profile) said the iPod mini would retail internationally for local equivalents of its U.S. price of $249. The music player is capable of holding 1,000 songs on its 4-gigabyte hard drive. Joswiak said Apple has seen demand grow for the iPod mini over the past four months but would not give an update on its pre-release order figures, citing a company earnings update scheduled for July 14. In March, Apple said it had received 100,000 pre-release orders for the iPod mini. Apple shares fell 56 cents to $30.39. Jeff Slyn, Owner SLYN Systems & Peripherals (502) 426-5469 serving Kentuckiana clients 7 days a week since 1985! ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be July 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
