Happy April Fools' Day: April 1, 2009
Today is April 1st, 2009 and represents April Fools' Day -- so readers should be wary of hoaxes and claims at both news and rumor sites today. Today also represents Apple's 33rd anniversary, as the company was founded on April 1st, 1976 by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.
April Fools' Day pranks around the web (to be updated):
- Adding "&flip=1" to a YouTube page results in an interesting view: Example: Apple's 1984 commercial (flipped)
- Google Australia's gBall
MacRumors does not participate in April Fools' Day prank news stories. All stories posted today are real.
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