@vapilot2004 you are probably correct but replacement of all pitot probes and confirmed by Air France is relevant.
The article says the process has been "ongoing" and should be complete within a few weeks.
Therefore I expect one of the first questions tomorrow by a journalist to be "have they been replaced on AF447 and if so when?"
I will refrain from speculation until that question has been answered. However the manner and format of the acars messages is lets say non conventional.