List of mergers and acquisitions by Apple

Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and manufactures consumer electronics and software products.

Apple's software products include the macOS, iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, and watchOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, and the iLife suite of multimedia and creativity software.

Apple has cofounded two half-equity partnerships and purchased equity stakes in three preexisting companies, and has made three divestments.

[6] For instance, Apple acquired Emagic and its professional music software, Logic Pro, in 2002.

The acquisition was incorporated in the creation of the digital audio workstation software GarageBand, an integral part of the iLife software suite, and now one of the leading digital audio workstations on iOS and macOS.