Why Apple KILLED Aperture (But Spared Final Cut Pro)

2015 was a tough year for photographers who wanted to avoid Adobe…

Apple killed their beloved photo editing app Aperture in 2015

If you’re reading this hoping for an in-depth, fact-checked piece of true journalism that goes into minute detail with quotes and the dirt from former Apple employees and all that sorta thing, this isn’t gonna be that kind of article.

This is a theory.

My theory on why Apple killed Aperture but continues to spare Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro (and even Motion for that matter) from suffering the same fate as the now deceased professional photo editing app many of us loved.

Aperture was killed back in 2015 only ten years after Apple released their version of a professional photo editing app. And, honestly, it was on life support for its last 5 years having only received minor updates and bug fixes after its last major update in 2010. I was actually an Apple employee in 2010 when Aperture 3 was released, and I was fortunate to get a free copy.

Aperture was released by Apple in 2005

As Apple looked to bolster its more consumer-focused products like iPhone and iPad, they decided to not only kill Aperture but iPhoto as well — taking the best of both and creating the…