The 25 Craziest Apple Rumors of All Time

From large corporation buyouts to the latest whispers surrounding its i-catalog, check out the wildest Apple rumors ever reported.

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When it comes to gossip in Silicon Valley, there’s only one tech company that makes people conjure up the most wild and crazy canards—Apple, Inc. Ever since the company brought back its CEO, Steve Jobs, the Cupertino clan has been the subject of some of the most bizarre, yet intriguing rumors ever created. Take, for example, the iPad 2 that's being announced later today. For months, every tech site (including this one) reported each and every report made about the upcoming tablet and the features it may or may not have—two cameras, bigger speaker, HD screen, smaller size—every claim made the news. But that's just how it goes. Apple's secrecy has helped build the ever-enticing enigma that has kept the public on the edge of its seats waiting for Steve Jobs and Co. to announce its next great thing. From

large corporation buyouts to the latest whispers surrounding its i-catalog, we

rank The 25 Craziest Apple Rumors of
All-Time
.

Wireless Video iPod

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Apple Ditching Mac OS X for Windows

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Justin Long No Longer Doing Apple Mac Ads

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Apple Plasma TVs

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$100 Striped iPod Minis

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Apple Re-Entering Digital Camera Business

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First-Gen iPhone to Feature Click Wheel

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PILES Interface

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Apple's New PDA

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Apple Buying Twitter

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The 30th Anniversary Mac

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15. The 30th
Anniversary Mac

Source: Apple Insider (2006)

Coming up on its 30th Anniversary, Apple fans

were having flashbacks of the TAM (20th Anniversary Mac) and had

high hopes of the company releasing a commemorative desktop for the

celebration. AppleInsider let the rumor loose on April Fools Day, which ironically

happened to be the company’s anniversary date, duping many to believe that Apple would make some sort of announcement. They were wrong. While the limited edition desktop was considered a tech landmark in 1997, the overpriced machine suffered from poor sales and never captured consumers interests. No sense repeating that mistake.

Blu-Ray Support For Macs

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Apple Buying Nintendo

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MacBooks Going For $800

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The iPad Tackles New A Size

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Apple Purchasing ARM

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The iHome Media Center

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Apple Buying Universal Music Group

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The Return of the Newton

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iPhone Nano

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Apple Buying Sony

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iPhone 5 Featuring Physical Keyboard

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The MacBook Touch

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Steve Jobs Suffers Heart Attack

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Apple Buying Disney

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