Apple has reached an agreement for the purchase of the Pixelmator, an in-house softuerësh Lithuanian to develop the two applications are known for the editing of photos for macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and visionOS. As it states to Mark Gurman of Bloomberg, is a relationship of close already exists between the two companies. Application Pixelmator is mentioned often in the introduction of a new product of Apple.
Pixelmator, and Photomator in the hands of the Apple
Apple has not published any notice to the press release, however, by confirming its intention to purchase the company, founded in 2007 in Vilnius by the brothers Saulius and Aidas Dailide (the financial conditions are not known). Pixelmator instead, he expressed his satisfaction with an official statement:
We are inspired by the Apple from the date of the first built our products with the same attention should be paid to the design, ease-of-use and performance. And, looking back, it's crazy what a small group of people dedicated to have been able to achieve in recent years, in Vilnius (Lithuania). Now, we will have the opportunity to reach an audience much larger, and have an impact even greater in the lives of the people, creative people all around the world.
Pixelmator Pro is the app for editing photos on macOS (59,99€), which can be defined as a version of the free Adobe Photoshop. There is also a Pixelmator for iOS/iPadOS (9,99 euro), and the Photomator for macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and visionOS (free of charge the purchase through the app).
In a briefing to the press release from the house of the software Lithuanian says that the agreement of the purchase price shall be subject to the approval of the authorities ' antitrust. It is not known whether the application will still be available, or if Apple is going to integrate the technologies in Pixelmator in the application of it. Gurman spekulon the release of the Photos the Pro's, After the acquisition of the Dark Sky, in the year of 2020, and Apple is eliminate the application, and integrated technology in the application of its Weather.
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