This really surprised me. I've heard of this app and understand that the
developers made it quite accessible for VoiceOver users. Not only has
Apple purchased the app but they are now making it available at no cost.
I've never used this app but I plan to give it a spin. From fortune.com
Apple Made This Popular Productivity App Free to Download
Jonathan Vanian
Apple has a new app in its iOS arsenal that it just made free for its users.
The technology giant bought the popular Workflow app and its small team
of four employees, TechCrunch reported late Wednesday evening. Financial
terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Workflow has been a hit with iOS users since it debuted in 2014.
Although the app used to cost $2.99, Apple (aapl) said it will now be
free to download.
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People can use the app to essentially create shortcuts and automate
tasks across the various apps that might be installed on iPhone or iPad.
For example, people can create a shortcut within Workflow to
automatically upload photos into their Dropbox cloud storage service, or
write messages that can post simultaneously to different social
networking and messaging services like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
Apple appears to be a longtime fan of the app, naming Workflow as one of
the its favorite apps in 2015 and heralding it as “most innovative.”
What’s interesting about this deal is that Apple is not just buying the
company for its employees, but wants to keep the app running on its
online store, TechCrunch reported. In many technology acquisitions
involving corporate entities buying small appmakers, the larger company
eventually integrates the app’s features into its own products after
shutting it down.
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