I bought this app a long while ago. But I haven't taken the time to play with
it.
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Subject: [blind-philly-comp] Apple Buys Workflow App, Offers it at No Cost
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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