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Apple confirms acquisition of Swell as website and app shut down

Avatar for Mark Gurman Jul 29 2014 - 9:53 am PT
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Apple’s acquisition of talk-radio service Swell appears to now be a done deal: the start-up’s App Store app and website shut down this morning. The website now provides the following message:

Thank you for using Swell over the past year. We wanted to let you know that the Swell service is no longer available. We’ve been inspired by the opportunity to create quality products that positively impact users’ lives, and we are grateful to all our listeners. Thank you everyone for your support!

 Of course, the website does not outright state that the company was acquired by Apple, but a report from Re/code from earlier this week said that the Apple acquisition would occur this week, and today’s shut down appears to indicate that the deal has been completed for $30 million.
Apple has also confirmed to The Wall Street Journal that it did acquire Swell.


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