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Swiftkey Bought by Microsoft

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UK-based artificial intelligence firm SwiftKey has been acquired by Microsoft, the company has confirmed.

The Financial Times reports the deal is worth $250m (£174m).

SwiftKey is known for its predictive keyboard, which can be found installed on millions of smartphone devices.

The company said it was a "milestone" in its history.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35479639

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I love swiftkey. But idk if microsoft buying them is a good thing...

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wow, ok, microsoft :P

 

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19 minutes ago, r1Ns3 said:

wow, ok, microsoft :P

 

dipping their fingers into every little bowl

 

No that is actually good they are a primarly a Software company it make me much more confident in their products. As a software company they have some really good software under the portofolio like Next Lockscreen and so on. I am much more for open Microsoft that focuses mainly on the software they provide for all the platforms instead of push a new platform in already saturated field!

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24 minutes ago, stuarty211 said:

UK-based artificial intelligence firm SwiftKey has been acquired by Microsoft, the company has confirmed.

The Financial Times reports the deal is worth $250m (£174m).

SwiftKey is known for its predictive keyboard, which can be found installed on millions of smartphone devices.

The company said it was a "milestone" in its history.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35479639

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