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followed by an email to customers
Bose, initially, seems like an unlikely acquirer for an app designed to help people discover a city through narrated walking tours
But its interest in the product has to do with its upcoming AR platform, which involves audio experiences delivered through a pair of
things other tours would overlook
The service arrived to the public with tours in San Francisco starting in 2015, before later expanding to other markets, including
international destinations, all available as in-app purchases.The app, at the time of sale, had around 120 available tours.A tour of the
The Detour team, including Mason, have been working on Descript for around six months now
But it is a little surprising it found an acquirer.The app was never able to gain a sizable following on the scale of other travel guides
sync with multiple people in a group, for example.The Detour app will remain available until May 31, 2018, and all tours will be free
what it is over the last four years
its AR glasses to developers.
