Apple flies the original Mac team's pirate flag once again

In celebration of its 40th anniversary, Apple is flying the pirate flag of the original Mac team outside its headquarters in Cupertino, California. The flag, first created and hoisted by the Mac team in 1983, when they, led by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, moved into a new office building.

From Apple employee Michael Jurewitz on Twitter:

Awesome to see this flying over Apple for our 40th tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/MHazmzIusYAwesome to see this flying over Apple for our 40th tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/MHazmzIusY— Michael Jurewitz (@Jury) April 1, 2016 April 1, 2016

Apple was originally founded on April 1, 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne.

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