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text: Apple Jumps Ahead of HP iPod, iMac Launch (Reuters) Reuters - Shares of Apple Computer Inc.\(AAPL.O) rose to an almost four-year high on Thursday ahead of\the launch of Hewlett-Packard Co.'s (HPQ.N) version of the iPod\digital music player and Apple's revamped iMac computer.