Apple's iPhones continue to be some of the best camera phones available, with its latest iPhone 16 the first with a dedicated camera button. Now it looks like Apple is moving beyond just the hardware side of photography by acquiring Pixelmator, an image-editing app developer for macOS and IOS.
This isn't the first time Apple has tried competing against Adobe with image editing software. Between 2005 and 2015 Apple's Aperture software provided nondestructive image editing, RAW conversion, and organization however, it never really took the industry by storm. With photographers questioning Adobe's recent policies and Apple's new push toward content creation, it might be perfect timing for Apple to try again!
