Microsoft’s OneNote team heaps words of praise on Wunderlist in a blog post on the deal: The Wunderlist app could come in handy for Microsoft, particularly for taking notes on a mobile device. The Sunrise acquisition proved that there’s room for task lists inside of a calendar - and presumably other Microsoft apps for both consumers and businesspeople. It’s unclear how many people pay to use Wunderlist instead of just using it for free - although you can say the same thing about some of Wunderlist’s competitors. And there are paid options like Wunderlist Pro and Wunderlist for Business. It has a nifty speech-recognition feature and a cute thumb piano sound that plays whenever you complete a task. Wunderlist has received praise over the years for its simplicity. The world is rich with task management apps, including Any.do, Asana, Todoist, Trello, and Wrike. A few weeks ago 6Wunderkinder announced an integration of Wunderlist inside of Sunrise.

The deal follows Microsoft’s acquisitions of hip, mobile-friendly startups like Acompli, which had an email and calendar app that has since been turned into the new Microsoft Outlook, and Sunrise, a calendar app. Microsoft said today that customers can expect the app to remain free: “There will be no price changes for Wunderlist Pro or Wunderlist for Business customers and the service will continue to support a wide range of third-party apps and integrated services.” Earlier this week the Wall Street Journal reported that the deal was going down for $100 million to $200 million. VentureBeat reported a couple of weeks ago that the deal was very likely to happen, for less than $250 million. The announcement confirms reports of the deal earlier this month.

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