- Jan 8, 2011
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Source: Microsoft’s Wunderlist acquisition is getting complicated
Christian Reber reveals why Microsoft’s To-Do app is taking so long to get to feature parity with Wunderlist.
“There were technical porting challenges,” explains Reber. “Wunderlist’s API runs on Amazon Web Services, and should then be ported to Azure. But that was extremely time-consuming, so everything had to be rewritten.”
The process of rewriting an entire app is clearly complicated, and as Reber puts it “easier said than done.” He also reveals that the original goal was to run Wunderlist for a year and then have Microsoft To-Do ready, but the porting from AWS to Azure means Wunderlist has remained online.
Wishing the To-Do team success, Reber also mentions it “was not a pleasant experience,” in response to a Wunderlist fan who isn’t happy with its successor. It’s clear that Microsoft’s acquisition of Wunderlist and its integration into the company has been messy, and perhaps even avoidable.
Christian Reber on Twitter
Christian Reber reveals why Microsoft’s To-Do app is taking so long to get to feature parity with Wunderlist.
“There were technical porting challenges,” explains Reber. “Wunderlist’s API runs on Amazon Web Services, and should then be ported to Azure. But that was extremely time-consuming, so everything had to be rewritten.”
The process of rewriting an entire app is clearly complicated, and as Reber puts it “easier said than done.” He also reveals that the original goal was to run Wunderlist for a year and then have Microsoft To-Do ready, but the porting from AWS to Azure means Wunderlist has remained online.
Wishing the To-Do team success, Reber also mentions it “was not a pleasant experience,” in response to a Wunderlist fan who isn’t happy with its successor. It’s clear that Microsoft’s acquisition of Wunderlist and its integration into the company has been messy, and perhaps even avoidable.
Christian Reber on Twitter
