GadgetXp.com - Microsoft on Tuesday (2/2/2016), is rumored to have bought the application developer of the third party called popular keyboard SwiftKey, with nominal USD $250 million.
The acquisition was rated by many as the latest sale to strategic Microsoft. Because Microsoft's popular application purchase which will help a lot of services and features on the device. This acquisition strengthens the steps Microsoft to be ready to face thecompetition with vendors and other technology companies are farming out technology AI (Artifical Intelegence). For information, by 2014 and then, rival Microsoft Google buys startup based in the United Kingdom that focuses on the development of AI, with the acquisition of £ 400 million.
Currently more than 300 million people using Android OS-based devices and iOS. But a third-party keyboard SwiftKey adoption has not been evenly distributed. Initially,SwiftKey is paid applications, before switching to the "premium" model, where userscan download SwiftKey application free, but they'll have to buy some theme or keyboard options in it. Currently listed there is still a premium version of the application, but most people opt for the free version.
As a sign that the pace of acquisitions SwiftKey is more than a means to extend the technology of AI, Microsoft recently pun ' provides ' Windows Phone keyboard hers to iOS. It is kind of weird and is regarded as a waste matter of purchase the Swiftkey, where Microsoft actually look yet need more Keyboard application. In addition, the application default keyboard iOS and Android are known to have long been integrated with the keyboard that features predictive text and other features similar to SwiftKey.
Is not yet known what the plan actually Microsoft buys SwiftKey. More details of the sale agreement will be announced formally by the two sides at the end of this week.We just look at the development of the information later.
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