[muawiyah]

The major advantage to Apple in limiting initial sales (until supplies are rationalized by market demand) is to avoid depleting the available cash in their potential customers' pockets.

Remember, if the customer has $1000 left over after buying his first 10 units and wants an 11th it's best for Apple that the purchase be delayed several weeks so that the customer buys a new unit from them for $500 rather than have him fork over $700 for a unit Apple already sold to someone else.

Every retailer knows that it's his money in the customer's pocket, and the trick is to get that money into his own pocket ~ and not just handed over to strangers!

[dayglored]

That is an EXCELLENT insight! Thanks!