Just last month, Microsoft introduced To-Do, a new app for taking notes and scheduling your to-do list. It will be incorporated into the Office 365 and will be powered by an intelligent algorithm. However, the first item off the list of the new app is “retire” Wunderlist. Microsoft shutting down Wunderlist came as a surprise, considering that the tech giant acquired it two years ago.
In a blog post, Microsoft said that To-Do is an “intelligent task management app that makes it easy to plan and manage your day.” The people behind the app are the same minds that developed Wunderlist. According to the company, To-Do offers a smarter, a more personalised and an instinctive means of helping people to stay on top of their A-game by organizing their day.
Microsoft Shutting Down Wunderlist: Replacing With To Do
If you think that Microsoft will let Wunderlist off the hook, you are dead wrong. The company is bent on the exit of the app. For the time being, the tech giant is prodding Wunderlist users to chop and change to the new app. As such, an importer is available wherein you can bring your checklists and business agenda from the Wunderlist into To-Do. These items will then be accessible via Microsoft products, such as Exchange.
In 2015, Microsoft purchased the then-startup Wunderlist for $100-$200 million dollars, according to The Wall Street Journal. Despite the acquisition, Wunderlist was allowed to operate as a separate product for two years. Today, it seems that Microsoft ought to assimilate the team’s work closer. And some users are not happy about it.
As per the Business Insider, it became a habit of Microsoft to acquire the in-demand productivity applications only to cease their operations and activities. It can be remembered that they bought Sunrise, a popular calendar app, in 2015. After one year, Sunrise was shut down and integrated with Outlook Calender Apps.
Last month, Microsoft also announced that Access Services in SharePoint Online will come to close. It garnered mix reactions, with some users disappointed with the move as they were not given enough time to adapt to the transition.
