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Fake E-Mail Results in Angry Apple Shareholders

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the solid-gold-stock-tips-buy-buy-buy dept.

drhamad writes "Apple stock dropped 2.2% today in mid-afternoon trading as Engadget published news based on a faked e-mail inside Apple. 'Apparently an internal memo was sent to several Apple employees--and forwarded to Engadget--around 9am CT today saying that Apple issued a press release with the news that the iPhone was now scheduled for October, and Leopard was delayed until January. About an hour and a half after that e-mail went out, a second e-mail was sent--this time officially from Apple--saying the first e-mail was a fake, and that the delivery schedule for the iPhone and Leopard had not changed.'"

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  1. Re:What I'm surprised about... by hoggoth · · Score: 0, Redundant

    > Hmmm, maybe Apple noticed that alot of their super secrets were showing up on engaget

    So they immediately thought, "Let's use this to trash our own stock price! Yeah! That'll show 'em"

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