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Just after Obsidian releases Canvas. Coincidence? I don't think so...

Are you under the impression that Apple saw Canvas then fired up its own clone in a matter of days, then invented an iTime Machine and went back in time eight months to show demos to developers of the app it hasn't made yet?

I reckon the other way around: someone from obsidian found out that this is meant to launch soon and they didn't want apple take all the wind from their sail. Chances are low, but bigger than what you cynically described.

Ok ok. What you call cynism was supposed to be dry humour. Anyway...

To be more serious, i really wonder what the Obsidian hackers will do with Canvas, in the (semi-)open environement of Obsidian plugins, vs what mainstream pieces of software from commercial companies will offer, version after version.

Freeform was announced in June at WWDC. It most definitely was in development before that date as well.

Even this press release you’re replying to was released before Obsidian’s canvas was announced.

Whether or not it is a coincidence depends on whether Obsidian planned this. Apple isn't going to base their release schedule on something like this.