Parse turned down Apple's acquisition in favor of Facebook's

[iMore.com]

About a year ago Facebook acquired Parse, a development framework for mobile, for $85 million and started integrating it into their outreach with third-party app creators. This eventually culminated in features like anonymous log-in and App Links being announced for Facebook. Before the acquisition, though, Apple was apparently a potential buyer, but got shot down alongside Dropbox by CEO Ilya Sukhar.

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