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Here are nine companies Apple swallowed up in 2018

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And a few big ones that continue to get away.

 

From Wikipedia’s List of mergers and acquisitions by Apple, with an assist from 9to5Mac‘s Chance Miller:

  • Silk Labs: “Lightweight” artificial intelligence for cameras
  • Silicon Valley Data Science: Ad-related analytics
  • Buddy Build: iOS development tools
  • Texture: Digital magazine subscription service
  • Akonia Holographics: Lenses for augmented reality glasses
  • Shazam: Music and image recognition
  • Dialog Semiconductor: Power management technology (pending approval)
  • Asaii: Music analytics
  • Platoon: Early-stage musical artist development

Not purchased:  Netflix, Tesla, Disney or anything even close. Give it rest.

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