1.   The reality could simply be that the manufacturer underestimated demand.

2.   Analysts said HP underestimated demand for its computers, and consequently had trouble obtaining enough parts amid the burgeoning market for PCs.

3.   And parents often underestimate the demands that overbooking places on them.

4.   Apple was hurt in the fourth quarter because it underestimated demand for more powerful machines and instead bet that consumers would snap up low-end PCs.

5.   Apple was hurt in the fiscal fourth quarter because it underestimated demand for more powerful machines and instead bet that consumers would snap up low-end PCs.

6.   At the Toy Book, an industry trade journal, publisher Jim Silver said he thinks Nintendo simply underestimated demand.

7.   But the company underestimated demand and the AOLnet modems quickly became clogged, preventing many customers from using the system as often as they liked.

8.   Case admits now that the company simply underestimated the demand, an assertion his critics question.

9.   Chrysler does have one new hit, its retro-styled PT Cruiser, but the company sorely underestimated demand and is struggling to expand output.

10.   Computer and chip makers reporting lower-than-expected earnings underestimated consumer demand for their best products, said investors, retailers and the companies themselves.