The Workflow app got a lot of attention on this list when it came out a
couple of years back so I thought the below news item I got from Mac Rumors
via Lire might be of interest. I'm pasting the story after my signature.
Alan Lemly
Apple Acquires Popular Automation App Workflow
Wednesday March 22, 2017 4:48 pm PDT by Juli Clover
Apple has acquired well-known and popular automation app Workflow, reports
TechCrunch. The deal was reportedly finalized today for an unspecified sum.
Workflow, first released in 2014, is an automation tool that can essentially
do anything. It allows users to create a variety of workflows to accomplish
tasks like creating GIFs from a series of photos, pulling images from a web
page, translating an article, posting photos to multiple social networks at
once, calculating a tip, and tons more.
It is equipped with a built-in Gallery, which allows people to quickly find
and use a wide range of automation tasks, and it can be used to create
custom automations.
Apple is purchasing the Workflow app and the Workflow team, including Ari
Weinstein, Conrad Kramer, and Nick Frey, will be joining the company.
"We are thrilled to be joining Apple," said Weinstein in a statement.
"We've worked closely with Apple from the very beginning, from kickstarting
our company as students attending WWDC to developing and launching Workflow
and seeing its amazing success on the App Store. We can't wait to take our
work to the next level at Apple and contribute to products that touch people
across the world.
Apple confirmed the acquisition of Workflow, which notably received an Apple
Design Award in 2015 for its excellent accessibility features, likely one of
the reasons behind the purchase.
Typically apps acquired from Apple disappear from the App Store, but
Workflow will remain available and will be made free starting later today.
The Gallery will continue to be updated on a regular basis, as will app
integrations.
Beyond the app, it is not clear what Apple will do with Workflow in the
future, and whether it will be built into future versions of iOS and macOS,
but it is definitely a possibility. TechCrunch speculates that it could be
used alongside Siri in the future, or perhaps be the backbone of powerful
automation tools for the iPad.
Update: Workflow can now be downloaded from the App Store for free. [Direct
Link]
Tags: Apple acquisition, Workflow
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