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Halide Acquisition Talks Revealed in Lawsuit

4 articles • Started 8 months ago • Last updated 8 months ago

Halide co-founder Sebastiaan de With filed a lawsuit against a former partner who allegedly brought the camera app's source code to Apple, according to court documents filed March 21. The legal action revealed that Apple had pursued acquisition talks with Halide to enhance its native Camera app. The dispute involves questions about intellectual property rights and business conduct during negotiations between the photography software maker, Apple, and Lux Optics.

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