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Engadget, quick to post “insider” information, finds itself in some hot water today. The site posted an apparent Apple employee email stating that the iPhone and Leopard release would be delayed yet again (to October and January, respectively). It turns out that the email was a fake and the launch window still stands for both the iPhone and Leopard release. Engadget posted a retraction and correction just 20 minutes after their initial post. Still, the damage has already been done. Just minutes after Engadget posted the erroneous information, Apple stock plummeted 2.2%, as investors freaked out about another delay. Investors are none too pleased with Engadget’s goof as they saw their investments take a dive.
We hope someone at Engadget shorted some AAPL stock this morning.
via: cnet
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Will Park
Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...
