Apple Store Success Rankles Some Resellers

Apple Computer's (AAPL Quote) retail stores have been a boon to its overall business, but that may mean bust for some of its key partners.

A growing portion of Apple's sales have been coming through its expanding network of company-owned retail outlets. But some of the company's resellers -- independent retailers and businesses that sell Apple products -- complain that a portion of those sales are being taken from their businesses.

Sales through Apple's stores or Web site bring in higher profit margins for the company than those through third parties. But the company has a fine line to walk between pursuing these high-margin sales and nurturing its network of resellers, which still represent a huge portion of Apple's overall business. ...