Microsoft bought Wunderlist cross-platform task manager
Microsoft acquired the German company 6Wunderkinder. She developed the popular task manager Wunderlist . The amount of the transaction is not disclosed. A source close to the situation, estimates it at 100-200 million dollars.
Purchase 6Wunderkinder was prepared in the framework of the new strategy of Microsoft. The corporation plans to expand its line of mobile applications for corporate users. Recently released a mobile version of Microsoft Office free. It is not yet known how Wunderlist will fit into the Microsoft product line.
As an option, rebranding can be considered, WSJ reports . This has already happened with the mail mobile application Acompli , which the corporation bought in November last year. After the purchase, it turned into Outlook Mobile .
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In February of this year, the Sunrise calendar application has become another acquisition. And in May, its developers reported on integration with Wunderlist.
Wunderlist is a cross-platform application that allows you to manage personal and team tasks. In addition, it supports synchronization between devices.
Wunderlist was launched in 2011. Last December, its audience numbered about 10 million users. In November 2013, Sequoia Capital invested $ 19 million in it.
The app has earned positive feedback from users of Android, iOS and Windows Phone. In March, another version of Wunderlist was released with an updated design and an improved task management system.
Purchase 6Wunderkinder was prepared in the framework of the new strategy of Microsoft. The corporation plans to expand its line of mobile applications for corporate users. Recently released a mobile version of Microsoft Office free. It is not yet known how Wunderlist will fit into the Microsoft product line.
As an option, rebranding can be considered, WSJ reports . This has already happened with the mail mobile application Acompli , which the corporation bought in November last year. After the purchase, it turned into Outlook Mobile .
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In February of this year, the Sunrise calendar application has become another acquisition. And in May, its developers reported on integration with Wunderlist.
Wunderlist is a cross-platform application that allows you to manage personal and team tasks. In addition, it supports synchronization between devices.
Wunderlist was launched in 2011. Last December, its audience numbered about 10 million users. In November 2013, Sequoia Capital invested $ 19 million in it.
The app has earned positive feedback from users of Android, iOS and Windows Phone. In March, another version of Wunderlist was released with an updated design and an improved task management system.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/291176/
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