Apple Acquires Emagic

Monday July 1, 2002 4:12 am PDT by Arnold Kim

Apple's shopping spree continues yet again... Apple has acquired Emagic, makers of Logic

Apple today announced it has acquired Emagic, a leading provider of professional software solutions for computer based music production. Emagic's most popular product, Logic, is actively used by over 200,000 musicians around the world. Emagic will operate as a wholly owned division of Apple.

Emagic's Windows-based products will be discontinued on September 30, 2002.

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