Roger Fingas
In the wake of its buyout by Microsoft, Wunderlist developer 6Wunderkinder on Tuesday promised to continue adding new features, maintain multi-platform support, and keep its workforce in Germany.
As anticipated, the Wunderlist team will remain in Berlin for the foreseeable future, according to a blog post by the company's founder and CEO, Christian Reber. The executive added that he will continue to be in charge of both the 6Wunderkinder team and product strategy.
The transition to Microsoft ownership will take place over the next few months. In the meantime, Wunderlist will continue to gain new features, as well as a growing number of partner integrations. Development is also slated to continue across all present platforms, namely iOS, Mac, Apple Watch, Android, Windows, and the Web.
6Wunderkinder did not reveal the value of the Microsoft deal, but a Monday report by the Wall Street Journal put the sum between $100 million and $200 million.
Microsoft separately confirmed the acquisition on its own, noting that there are no price changes planned for Wunderlist Pro or Wunderlist for Business, and that a "wide range of third-party apps and integrated services" will still be supported.
The comments by both sides suggest that even if Wunderlist does merge with Microsoft apps and services, it won't become a Windows exclusive. Under CEO Satya Nadella, Microsoft has been rapidly expanding its portfolio of mobile apps, and jettisoning a policy of avoiding competing platforms — as long as people are using Microsoft products on them.
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It makes me sick to think of Microsoft taking over the software of an iPhone. The things we love most about our iPhones are sure to disappear. I've deleted this app and stopped subscribing to their email notices. I have to us MS products all day at work. Coming home to my Mac and iPhone are a joy that I don't want to give up. Well, it wasn't the most essential product, anyway.
I am moving my to-do list somewhere else already...
A sad day for all of the iOS and OS X users :(.
"A sad day for all of the iOS and OS X users :(. "
Because none of them are using Microsoft products anyway, right? Besides, Wunderlist has been cross-platform for a long time. Or does that knowledge not matter?
This is a great day. Now I can stop worrying that the best todo app out there will go out of business. MSFT won't ruin it. They are in the apps business now and will continue to build / buy apps that run on iOS. Wunderlist has been working on windows for a long time already.