![]() ![]() ![]() Microsoft provided links in the FAQ to resources for exporting the account or importing lists into Microsoft To Do.Īs for why it will discontinue Wunderlist three years after the initial announcement and five years after the acquisition, Microsoft's blog stated that the app is becoming more difficult to maintain as it ages, and that the company is confident that the recent updates to Microsoft To Do make the app a worthy replacement for Wunderlist. After May 6, users will no longer be able to update or edit their lists or tasks. The Wall Street Journal reports that Microsoft has agreed to acquire 6Wunderkinder GmbH, the Germany-based startup that created and develops Wunderlist, for a price somewhere between 100 million. At the time Microsoft said the eventual plan was to retire Wunderlist.Īccording to a FAQ accompanying the announcement blog on Monday, Wunderlist is not currently accepting new user registrations. The rumors of Microsoft's acquisition of 6Wunderkinder have been circling for several weeks and. Microsoft this week declared May 6, 2020, as its planned end date for Wunderlist, presumably ending the drama surrounding the task list app and service.Ĭhristian Reber, who as CEO of 6Wunderkinder sold the app to Microsoft back in 2015, created a stir in September when he Tweeted at Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and another Microsoft executive about his interest in buying back Wunderlist.Īn ax has been hanging over Wunderlist since Microsoft released a preview of the Microsoft To-Do Office 365 application in April 2017. Microsoft confirms its acquisition of Wunderlist.
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