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To: NAG1 who wrote (45930)	7/13/2005 10:14:00 PM
From: OrionX	Respond to of 213182

As far as having a large number of iMacs on hand, maybe it is because business is doing well and the retailer wants to have enough inventory on hand for the back to school season. Neal, Anything is possible. Interesting thing though, they had so many macs but their iPod cabinet has been pretty bare for quite some time. I believe I was the last buyer of an iPod Photo one month ago.

To: NAG1 who wrote (45930)	7/13/2005 10:27:20 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 213182

>>I don't know what apple does but I would imagine that the retailer is charged when they take delivery of an item.<< Neal - A lot of companies only book the sale when the customer actually pays. Most retailers would get at least 30 days to pay, I believe. If Apple books the sale on shipping, then there is the possibility of channel stuffing. But I repeat, it would take an enormous amount of stuffing to come up with these kinds of numbers. Is anyone suggesting that Apple put more than a hundred thousand CPUs on retail shelves just to make this quarter look better? Or a million iPods? - Allen