Multiple minis in the works for 2005

Retail stores, that is. Reading the fine print in
Apple's annual report filed last week, a discerning eye can gather Apple's plans to open at least 14 new Apple Stores during first quarter of next year, with half of those outlets planned as the diminutive cousins of the full-sized outlets.

All told, Apple hopes to have 100 retail stores open by the end of the calendar year. Good strategy, considering net retail sales grew 91% this year. Party on, Apple.