Halide co-founder is suing former partner for bringing source code to Apple

Halide co-founder is suing former partner for bringing source code to Apple

Halide camera app on iPhone screen

Halide running on an iPhone. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge

Lux Optics co-founder Sebastiaan de With made headlines when he joined Apple in late January. The company was behind Halide, one of the most popular photography apps for the iPhone, which gained a cult following for its robust pro-level controls.

Apple was apparently a big enough fan that it tried to acquire the developer last summer. Those talks never bore fruit, and eventually the company simply hired de With. At the time, it was widely believed that Apple had poached him from Lux. But new allegations from a lawsuit filed by co-founder Ben Sandofsky in the California Superior Court of Santa Cruz claim de With was fired for financial misc …

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