Long term, To Do is going to hook into machine learning, AI, Outlook, LinkedIn, Skype, and more to work as a central tool. If all you do is think about how great things were years ago, you're missing all the fantastic stuff that is yet to come (or even here today).
Microsoft fans know this all too well with Windows Phone, Zune, Windows Media Center, and Microsoft Band to name a few cult-faves. It's an alluring thing to reminisce about yesteryear. We’ll bring you more on this story if there’s confirmation from either of the big parties, but it appears Microsoft is aggressively seeking to fill the gaps in its productivity portfolio ahead of the Windows 10 launch.Microsoft To Do iOS (Image credit: Windows Central) The firm quickly rebranded Acompli as an Outlook app for iOS and Android platform, while Sunrise has yet to suffer the same fate. Should the deal be confirmed, Microsoft’s plans for the Wanderlist app remain to be seen.
Read more: Best apps for first-time tablet owners Currently it is available on iOS, Android, Windows Phones, Windows and Mac OS X. Wanderlist would add to Microsoft’s OneNote as an in-house list-making application with cloud syncing capabilities. The firm’s purchase of Acompli gave it a major player in the third-party email space, while Sunrise has long been a popular choice for those seeking an improved calendar app.
A Wunderlist purchase would give Microsoft another key third-party app as it seeks to become all things to all people in the productivity space. The Journal cites sources ‘familiar with the matter,’ but neither Microsoft nor the German start up 6Wunderkinder GmbH, has confirmed the reports as of yet. The Wall Street Journal reports the deal, which apparently falls somewhere between £65m and £130m, will see Wunderlist join the likes of Accompli and caldendar app Sunrise as recent additions to the Microsoft stable. Microsoft has reportedly splashed out between $100 and $200 million on the developer behind the exceedingly popular to-do list app Wunderlist.
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