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The iLoo was either a short-lived Microsoft project to develop a Wi-Fi-enabled Internet flush toilet or a hoax perpetuated by a British division within Microsoft. Wi-Fi (ˈwaɪfaɪ is the trade name for the popular wireless technology used A flush toilet or Water Closet (WC is a Toilet that disposes of human waste by using water to flush it through a drainpipe to another location A hoax is a deliberate attempt to Dupe, Deceive or trick an audience into believing or accepting that something is real when in fact it is not or that News of the iLoo was widely reported, including by the Associated Press and the Wall Street Journal. The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio Notably, the iLoo was not announced on April Fools Day. This article is about the informal holiday For other uses see April Fool.

According to news releases, the iLoo was originally planned for summer music festivals in England, following a pattern of other unusual marketing devices such as an Internet-access park bench. However, due to confusion within the company about whether the project was a hoax, the project was quickly cancelled.

Microsoft has denied the existence of the iLoo project. According to some news services, though, Microsoft later retracted the denial, claiming that sources within Microsoft (incorrectly) believed the project to be a hoax.

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