It has been revealed in European regulatory documents that Apple acquired a one-person software company, Patchflyer GmbH, in January. Patchflyer, or rather its sole employee, Jonathan Ochmann, created the web-based color grading tool Color.io. As Macrumors reports, Ochmann’s creation, Color.io, was a popular tool among both filmmakers and photographers. Related to Apple’s purchase of the company, Ochmann announced in November that his website would go dark on December 31, 2025, Phrasemaker reported last year. At the time, Ochmann said that the impending closure was not due to any financial problems or a lack of interest on his part, characterizing the move as part of him joining a then-unnamed company that had “shaped and inspired me.” Ochmann added that the move would empower him to work at a much larger scale and create tools he could never have done on his own. He singlehandedly built and maintained color.io for a decade.…