``and continued upbeat demand for iPods on Wednesday prompted a Bear Stearns analyst to boost his earnings estimates for Apple Computer Inc``.

``The analyst now expects iPod volume to triple to 14.1 million units in the first quarter, compared with an earlier estimate of 10.4 million. He also predicted annual volume will nearly double to 44.8 million, about 11 million more than previously thought.``

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And some still insist the market potential was being hyped back in `99...another unknown ``mom-pop shop`` got the call.

Potential remains, markets remain, our ``mom-pop shop`` remains...just need that one product/customer.