Who owns Faceshift?

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25.11.2015

Apple is always successful at keeping its plans detached from the public. The company is not only mysterious about products but also about its strategic acquisition of innovative start-ups. Since August rumours have been going on that the Zurich-based developer of the motion capture software, Faceshift, was acquired by Apple.

Early this year, there were speculations that Faceshift was acquired by either Apple or Intel, however, the truth was unclear. Startupticker also reported the acquisition with clues that proclaimed that apple was the buyer.

In August, the company changed its headquarters’ address in the Swiss commercial registry. In September following the address change, Netzwoche disclosed that the new address is in the same location as that of the new CEO, Martin H. Frey, a lawyer at Baker & McKenzie in Zurich and that he often works for Apple. In addition, the website of Faceshift has changed and gives the impression that the firm no longer sells its software.

Today, TechCrunch reported to have contacted a spokesperson from Apple regarding the Faceshift acquisition. The spokesman responded with an elusive statement: “Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans.”

This statement and all other testimonies indicates that Faceshift was acquired by Apple, however, there is still no clear evidence to confirm who the legitimate owner of Faceshift is.

(RAN)

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