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Rumor: PB orders twisting in the wind
By ron carlson, Insanely Great Mac
January 21st 2003
Once again a different OEM is named as the maker of Apple's diminutive pro portable
Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has landed orders from Apple to manufacture the
12-inch PowerBook unveiled by his Steveness earlier this month at the Macworld San
Francisco, reported the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (no link available). The
write up pegs shipment volume at 300,000 units a year. The company also produces
iBooks for the US vendor.
ECS purchased AlphaTop Computer -- the original OEM for Apple's consumer portable --
and that company's contract to manufacture iBooks.
IGM has previously reported, again, quoting DigiTimes, that Compal and Quanta is
making the new 12-inch PowerBook.
Editor's note: Either someone is purposely stirring the pot (ie Apple) or Taiwan's
media is as hair brained as these stories would seem to indicate. I'll put my money on
Apple trying to muddy the waters because they know Taiwanese companies "leak" secrets
like they're going out of style.
The question of what Compal and Apple are doing together still remains. Comments
anyone?
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