Apple buys Dark Sky, shuts down Android version

[Randy Jennings]

CNBC is reporting that Apple has bought the Dark Sky weather app and will shut down the Android version.

Apple buys popular weather app Dark Sky and plans to shut down Android versions

Dark Sky said no changes will be made to its iOS app, which costs $3.99, though it will no longer be available to download for Android users. Service for Android subscribers will stay active until July 1, and then will shut down.

www.cnbc.com

 

[Drew Terril]

This isn't particularly surprising. After all, there's never been a Windows (or linux) version of Final Cut Pro. Even though I vastly prefer that to Adobe Premiere, it requires I buy Mac (which I have not to this point). So to see this out of apple doesn't surprise me.

 

[Jeff House]

I would think Google would sue over anti-trust or something. Checks CNBC link. Not the annual Storm Track April Fools deal. Wow!

 

[rdale]

Why could that be that an anti-trust violation? Is there any requirement that all apps must be on both platforms?

 

[Drew Terril]

I don't see anti-trust here either. There are enough apps that are on only one platform or another that it would have come up before now.