HopStop App for Windows Phone Vanishes Following Apple Deal

Not long after Apple purchased transit navigation app HopStop, the service stopped working on Windows Phones

As noted by AllThingsD, the app mysteriously vanished from the Windows Phone Marketplace. Meanwhile, Windows devices with the app already downloaded received an alert saying, "HopStop no longer supports the Windows platform."

Although Microsoft did not respond to a request for comment, the disappearance is likely related to the recent Apple deal, which was confirmed on Friday.

The acquisition is a part of Apple's effort to significantly improve its own map service, Apple Maps. Since Apple abandoned Google Maps as the default navigation app on iOS in 2012, users have complained about inaccurate directions and software bugs.