How do you know that your product is a hit? I'd say, if you're looking at a supply shortage before you've even launched, that's probably a pretty good sign. Apparently, demand from manufacturers for Intel's forthcoming Atom mobile chipset is so high, supplies are expected to be low until Q3 this year. Get ready for a deluge of UMPCs and MIDs, folks. Article [1]
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