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Way back in 1987, a few years after Steve Jobs was removed from Apple by its board of directors, Apple spun off a software subsidiary called Claris.
Claris itself is technically no more — in 1998, the company changed its name to FileMaker, after its most successful product, not long after Steve Jobs' triumphant return to Apple as CEO.
But it's still proudly billed as an Apple subsidiary. This whole time, FileMaker has been plugging away in its Santa Clara headquarters, a few miles out from Apple's famed Cupertino mothership.
On a job posting page, FileMaker boasts that it's "been profitable every quarter since our formation." Two million people have downloaded FileMaker Go, the company's iPhone and iPad app.
Over the years, FileMaker's focus has shifted: Originally, it was purely a database product; now, it helps even non-technical small business folks build custom web, Windows, Mac, iPad, and iPhone apps without needing to know how to code.
In fact, just today, FileMaker released the fifteenth version of its namesake FileMaker Pro software, adding the ability for companies to quickly add flagship Apple features like TouchID fingerprint scanning and 3D Touch pressure-sensitivity to their custom apps.
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