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Wed, Jan 07, 2009 - 05:28 PM EST  —  AAPL: 91.01 (-2.01, -2.16%)  |  NASDAQ: 1599.06 (-53.32, -3.23%)

Report: Apple iPod touch shipments delayed due to touch screen shortage
Friday, November 02, 2007 - 10:12 AM EST

Apple's iPod touch may be in short supply this holiday season.

Hans Wu and Emily Chuang report for DigiTimes that "due to the shortage of touch screen panels, volume shipments have been pushed back to this month."

"The shortages have affected shipments from NAND flash makers to Apple," Wu and Chuang report.

Full article here.

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Nov 02, 07 - 09:27 am Comment from: MB

I have a feeling this story is BS. I think Apple would have secured plenty of these screens before they started production.

Nov 02, 07 - 09:39 am Comment from: @MB

Unless demand was higher than they expected... and with the rollouts of the iPhone in the UK, France, and Germany upcoming combined with US iPhone sales and worldwide iPod touch sales, considering they all use the same screen I wouldn't be surprised if there are shortages.

Nov 02, 07 - 09:46 am Comment from: Frank

Glad I got mine right away... it's friggin' awesome.

Nov 02, 07 - 09:56 am Comment from: Jim

Glad I got mine too, although I seem to have quite a bit of 'screen lag' every now and again. Anyone else have this problem?

Nov 02, 07 - 09:56 am Comment from: BobtheBuilder

What Frank said!

Nov 02, 07 - 09:59 am Comment from: Mauritius Kestrel

Shipments have been diverted to the MS Surface manufacturers as anticipation ramps up for tens of millions of people clamoring for a $10,000 smart coffee table.
Paris Hilton is sending hers to Rwanda in her place.
And Britney is getting one to watch the kids.

Nov 02, 07 - 10:31 am Comment from: R2

Any more details on the screen lag, Jim?

Nov 02, 07 - 10:39 am Comment from: @Jim

Never noticed any real lag on mine, but sometimes it does get stuck on coverflow mode right after I take it out of my pocket even though I'm holding it upright. Seems to be worse when I'm walking.

Nov 02, 07 - 10:45 am Comment from: yet another steve via iPodDailyNews

Hmmm... might this be the reason that iPhone sales are being limited? You remember that "consumer hostile" action that prevents speculators from reading stories like this, clearing out Apple's inventory, and putting them up for auction on ebay?

Now when does the class action suit commence?

Nov 02, 07 - 11:16 am Comment from: dubious george

Stock down on rumour, professionals must be buying AAPL to-day. See Jim Cramer on how to manipulate AAPL (and RIMM) in YouTube, read the comments...
The good news is if the rumour on shortages is true, the products are selling like hotcakes. Pessimists see the glass as half empty, and this is exactly the kind of news that signals a buy.
More people would if the stock split so a board lot of 100 shares would be half price.
Anyway who needs a touch when they have a Mac laptop, esp. the 12" model that can be carried in a small purse?

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