Apple Makes Local Listings Play With Locationary Purchase

By  |  July 19, 2013
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Tech giant Apple purchased Locationary, a Toronto-based startup that manages and exchanges local business data, on July 19, PCWorld reported.

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    Apple declined to release insight into why it purchased the company. However, the media outlet suggested that the acquisition could help Apple increase the quality of its Maps service.

    For more on the acquisition, click here.


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