Apple Design award winner acquired by Apple for new Swift tools

After giving it an Apple Design award for innovation, Apple has now bought Rabbit 3 Ties, Inc, which made a visual Swift development tool called Play. Play let developers quickly prototype apps - image credit: Rabbit 3 Times, Inc Following Apple's acquisition of the open-source Swift Package Index, it's now been revealed that it entered a deal with the Play company. Rather than an outright acquisition, the deal reportedly sees Apple acquiring assets and having the option to hire certain staff.