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This list shows the takeovers made by Apple . Each indicated absorption was complete, unless otherwise indicated. The dates of the agreement between the parties are indicated as the absorption date. The purchase price is indicated in US dollars . Apple products and services that use technologies from acquired companies are also listed.
Content
Acquisitions
| Date of acquisition | Company | Field of activity | A country | Cost million ( USD ) | A source | Where is used | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2, 1988 | Network innovations | Software | USA | - | [one] [2] | - | |
| June 7, 1988 | Orion Network Systems | Satellite communications systems | USA | - | [3] | - | |
| June 27, 1988 | Styleware | Software | USA | - | [four] | - | |
| July 11, 1988 | Nashoba systems | Software | USA | - | [five] | - | |
| January 3, 1989 | Coral software | Software | USA | - | - | ||
| February 7, 1997 | Next | Computer programming services | USA | 404 | [6] | Mac OS X | |
| September 2, 1997 | Power computing-clone-making | Clone computers | USA | 100 | [7] | - | |
| January 8, 1999 | Xemplar education | Software | Great Britain | 4,926 | [eight] | - | |
| November 3, 1999 | Raycer graphics | Graphics chip development | USA | 15 | [9] | - | |
| January 7, 2000 | Netselector | Internet Software | USA | - | [ten] | - | |
| April 11, 2000 | Astarte-DVD Authoring Software | Software | Germany | - | [eleven] | DVD Studio Pro | |
| 2000 (Q4) | SoundJam MP | Software | USA | - | [12] | iTunes | |
| May 11, 2001 | Blue Buzz Network, Inc. | Internet Service Provider | USA | - | [13] | - | |
| July 9, 2001 | Spruce technologies | Graphic software | USA | - | [14] | DVD Studio Pro | |
| December 31, 2001 | Power school | Online service | USA | 62 | [15] | - | |
| February 1, 2002 | Nothing real | Creating special effects | USA | 15 | [sixteen] | Shake | |
| April 4, 2002 | Zayante | Software | USA | 13 | [17] | - | |
| June 11, 2002 | Silicon Grail Corp-Chalice | Creating special effects | USA | - | [17] | Final cut | |
| June 20, 2002 | Propel software | Software | USA | - | [18] | ||
| June 21, 2002 | Prismo graphics | Special effects for video | USA | - | [nineteen] | LiveType (Final Cut Studio) | |
| July 1, 2002 | Emagic | Editing music tracks | Germany | 30 | [20] | Logic & GarageBand | |
| March 2005 | Schemasoft | Software | Canada | - | [21] | Format File ( iWork ) | |
| April 2005 | Fingerworks | Gesture recognition | USA | - | [22] | iOS multitouch | |
| October 16, 2006 | Silicon color | Software | USA | - | Apple Color (Final Cut Studio) | ||
| December 4, 2006 | Proximity | Software | Australia | - | [23] | Final cut server | |
| April 24, 2008 | Pa semi | Semiconductors | USA | 278 | [24] | Apple A4 , A5 , A6 ( SoC ) | |
| July 7, 2009 | Placebase | Cards | USA | - | [25] | Cards | |
| December 6, 2009 | Lala.com | Online music | USA | 17 | [26] | iCloud , iTunes Match | |
| January 5, 2010 | Quattro wireless | Mobile ad | USA | 275 | [27] | IAd | |
| April 27, 2010 | Intrinsity | Semiconductors | USA | 121 | [28] | Apple A5 , A6 ( SoC ) | |
| April 27, 2010 | Siri | Software | USA | - | [29] | Siri | |
| July 14, 2010 | Poly9 | Web cards | Canada | - | [thirty] | Cards | |
| September 20, 2010 | Polar rose | Face recognition | Sweden | 29 | [31] | iPhone software (camera) | |
| September 14, 2010 | Imsense | High dynamic range photography | Great Britain | - | [32] | iPhone software (camera) | |
| August 1, 2011 | C3 technologies | 3D maps | Sweden | 267 | [33] | Cartographic Service | |
| December 20, 2011 | Anobit | Flash memory | Israel | 390 | [34] | iPhone and iPad | |
| February 23, 2012 | Chomp | Search for AppStore | USA | 50 | [35] | ||
| June 2, 2012 | Redmatica | Sound processing | Italy | - | [36] | Logic pro | |
| July 27, 2012 | Authentec | Hardware security | USA | 356 | [37] | ||
| October 1, 2012 | Particle | Web Design and HTML 5 Development | USA | [38] | |||
| October 15, 2012 | Color labs | Photo-Video service for sharing photos and videos | USA | [39] | |||
| March 23, 2013 | WiFiSlam | Defining smartphone coordinates | USA | 20 | [40] | Cards | |
| July 19, 2013 | Locationary | Cards | Canada | - | [41] | Cards | |
| July 19, 2013 | Hoptop | Cards | USA | - | [42] | Cards | |
| August 1 2013 | Passif semiconductors | Semiconductors | USA | - | [43] | Apple A6 , A7 ( SoC ) | |
| February 21, 2014 | Burstly | Software | USA | - | [44] | iOS | |
| August 13, 2013 | Matcha | USA | - | [45] | - | ||
| August 22, 2013 | Embark | Cards | USA | - | [46] | Maps | |
| August 28, 2013 | AlgoTrim | Sweden | - | [47] | - | ||
| October 3, 2013 | Cue | USA | 50 | [48] | - | ||
| November 24, 2013 | PrimeSense | Israel | 345 | [49] | - | ||
| December 2, 2013 | Topsy | USA | 200 | [50] | - | ||
| December 23, 2013 | Broadmap | Cards | USA | - | [51] | Maps | |
| December 23, 2013 | Catchp.com | Software | USA | - | [51] | - | |
| May 2, 2014 | LuxVue Technology | microLED Displays [52] | USA | - | [53] | - | |
| May 2014 | Beats electronics | Headphones , Software and Streaming Service Beats Music | USA | 3000 | [54] | iPhone , iTunes | - |
| september 2018 | Shazam | Music recognition service | Great Britain | 400 | [55] | Android , iOS , macOS , watchOS , Wear OS , Windows , Windows Mobile , BlackBerry , Symbian OS |
Investments
| Bid Date | Company | Field of activity | A country | Cost million ( USD ) | A source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1, 1999 | Akamai Technologies | Web site support services | USA | 12.5 | |
| December 18, 2008 | Imagination technologies | Chip design | Great Britain | 4.7 | [56] |
Asset sale
| date | Customer | Target company | Target business | Buyer Country | Cost million ( USD ) | A source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 22, 1992 | Misys Computer Maintenance | Sign Express Group | Maintenance | Great Britain | 0.705 | [57] |
| May 31, 1996 | SCI Systems | Apple computer | PC | USA | - | [58] |
| April 2, 1997 | Al-waleed bin talal | Apple computer | PC | Saudi Arabia | 115 | [59] |
| August 6, 1997 | Microsoft | Apple computer | PC | USA | 150 | [60] |
| August 7, 1997 | Grupo carso | Apple computer | PC | Mexico | 60.65 | [61] |
Notes
- β APPLE EXTENDS MAC-TO-HOST FOCUS WITH NETWORK INNOVATIONS BUY - Computer Business Review
- β PrivCo | Apple Inc. Acquires Network Innovations
- β PrivCo | Apple Inc. Acquires Orion Network Systems
- β PrivCo | Acquisition (June 1988)
- β PrivCo | Apple Inc. Acquires Nashoba Systems
- β Apple acquires Next, Jobs - CNET News
- β PrivCo | Apple Inc. Acquires Power Computing-Clone-Making
- β PrivCo | Apple Inc. Acquires Xemplar Education
- β PrivCo | Apple Inc. Acquires Raycer Graphics
- β PrivCo | Apple Inc. Acquires NetSelector
- β PrivCo | Apple Inc. Acquires Astarte-DVD Authoring Software
- β Apple Acquires SoundJam, Programmer for iMusic
- β PrivCo | Apple Inc. Acquires Blue Buzz Network, Inc
- β PrivCo | Apple Inc. Acquires Spruce Technologies
- β PrivCo | Apple Inc. Acquires PowerSchool
- β PrivCo | Apple Inc. Acquires Nothing Real
- β 1 2 PrivCo | Apple Inc. Acquires zayante
- β PrivCo | Apple Inc. Acquires Propel Software
- β en: Prismo Graphics
- β PrivCo | Apple Inc. Acquires emagic
- β PrivCo | Apple Inc. Acquires Schemasoft
- β PrivCo | Apple Inc. Acquires FingerWorks
- β Apple Acquires Proximity || The mac observer
- β Apple buys chip designer PA Semi for $ 278 million
- β Apple purchased Placebase in July to replace Google Maps? (inaccessible link) . Computerworld Blogs . Date of treatment June 6, 2012. Archived October 2, 2009.
- β Apple Inc acquires LaLa.com unopened . TechCrunch . Date of appeal 2009-12-43. Archived September 24, 2012.
- β Apple acquires Quattro Wireless | Apple - CNET News
- β Apple Buys Intrinsity, a Maker of Fast Chips - NYTimes.com
- β Apple Moves Deeper Into Voice-Activated Search With Siri Buy - Venture Capital Dispatch - WSJ
- β Apple acquires online mapping company Poly9 - report
- β Apple acquires face-recognition firm Polar Rose | Venturebeat
- β Apple Buys Imsense Ltd. | silicontap.com
- β Apple acquired mind-blowing 3D mapping company C3 Technologies, looking to take iOS Maps to the next level | 9to5Mac
- β Apple picks up Anobit for Flash Memory - SlashGear
- β Apple Buys Chomp, a Provider of Tools for Searching Apps .
- β Apple-acquired music editing software firm Redmatica closes; product support will end on 12 June . The Next Web . Date of treatment June 8, 2012. Archived August 31, 2013.
- β Apple buys patent-rich security firm Authentec for $ 356 million .
- β Apple bought a small web studio Particle .
- β Apple's next purchase is Color Labs startup .
- β Apple Acquires Indoor Location Company WifiSLAM unopened . WSJ . Date of treatment March 23, 2013. Archived August 31, 2013.
- β Apple Acquires Local Data Outfit Locationary . All Things Digital . Date of treatment July 19, 2013. Archived August 31, 2013.
- β Apple Said to Buy HopStop, Pushing Deeper Into Maps . Bloomberg . Date of treatment July 19, 2013. Archived August 31, 2013.
- β Apple acquires wireless chip maker Passif Semiconductor . Engadget . Date of treatment August 1, 2013. Archived August 31, 2013.
- β Apple confirms that it has acquired TestFlight creator Burstly . The Next Web (February 21, 2014). Date of treatment February 21, 2014.
- β Apple acquires Matcha.tv unopened . VentureBeat (August 13, 2013). Date of treatment August 13, 2013.
- β Lessin, Jessica Exclusive: Apple Buys (Another) Map App, Embark Neopr (August 22, 2013). Date of treatment August 22, 2013.
- β Etherington, Darrell Apple Reportedly Acquires Swedish Firm AlgoTrim, A Company That Does Mobile Media And Data Compression (August 28, 2013). Date of treatment August 28, 2013.
- β Apple acquires personal assistant app Cue for at least $ 35M [u ] . AppleInsider (October 3, 2013). Date of treatment October 3, 2013.
- β Apple Confirms Acquisition of 3-D Sensor Startup PrimeSense unspecified . AllThingsD (November 24, 2013). Date of treatment November 24, 2013.
- β Apple Acquires Social Analytics Firm Topsy for $ 200 Million . MacRumors (December 2, 2013). Date of treatment December 3, 2013.
- β 1 2 Apple Did Indeed Acquire BroadMap and Catch Earlier This Year . All Things Digital (December 23, 2013). Date of treatment December 23, 2013.
- β Foxconn expects to receive Apple orders for displays that use micro-LED technology // IXBT.com
- β Apple Acquires Power Efficient LED Tech Company LuxVue . TechCrunch (May 2, 2014).
- β Officially: Apple bought Beats for $ 3 billion . CyberSecurity. Date of treatment May 29, 2014.
- β Apple Acquires Power Efficient LED Tech Company LuxVue . TechCrunch (May 2, 2014).
- β Imagination Technologies Group plc - Listing of shares
- β http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/MCM_Misys_Computer_Maintenance_acquires_Sign_Express_Group_Maintenance_from_Apple_Inc-323992040
- β http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/SCI_Systems_Inc_acquires_Apple_Computer_Manufacturing_from_Apple_Inc-547373020
- β Archived copy (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment June 13, 2019. Archived May 11, 2009.
- β http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Microsoft_Corp_acquires_a_minority_stake_in_Apple_Computer_Inc-692221020
- β Archived copy (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment June 13, 2019. Archived May 11, 2009.