After the initial outcry, the opposition agreed to allow parliament to function until both houses have voted on the federal budget next week.

However, there is now a real danger that the initial outcry over the gross injustice of Mr McCreevy's scheme will prove short-lived and ineffectual.

Ticonderoga analyst Brian White called the initial outcry "a knee-jerk reaction" and expects Apple to sell 27 million iPhones in the October-December quarter.

Following an initial outcry over slow iPhones, Apple apologized and lowered the price for replacement batteries to $29 from $79.