Appleinsider has a piece up about the state of the Mac mini, which has been considered to be near discontinuation. According to Brian Stucki, who runs a Mac mini-based server colocation service, the mini is selling very well—but to businesses. “When I read online of people stating ‘poor mini sales,’ I’m surprised,” Stucki wrote in more »

Gizmodo is rumoring that at least two European retailers have been told by Apple that the company is no longer shipping the Mac mini and won’t be taking anymore orders. This isn’t official confirmation that the Mac mini is being phased out, but it sure doesn’t look good for Apple’s only low-end computer entry.

The Mac mini may be pronounced dead as soon as today’s Apple earnings conference call, as two major retailers in Europe have confirmed to me that they can’t order any more of the little computers. While this could signal an updated model coming in, they have been told by Apple to expect no more of it. Their impression is that—once again—the Mac Mini may be dead dead DEAD for real, even while you can still order it at the Apple Store.

As Gizmodo points out, it’d be an odd choice for Apple to eliminate their cheapest computer option during a financial crisis, but the mini is Apple’s worst selling computer.