I know my photoshopping suckz but I just wanted to prove my point and couldn’t find a better graph.

(The above image is copyright 2004 Apple Computer Inc.)

Consider:

• In 2002, total sales did not even reach one million.
• In 2003, on the other hand, they climbed well beyond two million.
• In Q3 2004, they were already almost at six million.
• Q3 2004 alone had two million.

The graph nicely illustrates just how exponentially the sales figures keep increasing. An estimate of 4.5 million sold iPods in Q4 2004 is therefore not entirely impossible.

Apple now has three hard drive suppliers to be somewhat able to keep up with demand; Hitachi, Toshiba and more recently (rumored) Seagate.