Swype Eyeing Windows 7 Tablets and More
Innovative keyboard input company Swype recently announced that they’ve received a great deal more funding from existing investors which will allow them to further expand their market for their innovative keyboard software. Swype keyboards are found in nearly 50% of all Android devices shipped and allow the user to “swype” through the letters of the words they wish to type.
The Swype method has proven to be a quicker way, in some scenarios, to type on a mobile device when compared to a more traditional tap-to-type method.
The additional $2.5 million in investments into the now-profitable company brings hopes that they can move their keyboard over to other platforms like iOS, Windows Phone and even Windows 7 tablets. While the company CEO, Mike Sherry, noted to AllThings D’s Ina Fried that Windows 7 tablets with Skype will definitely come to fruition very soon, Windows Phone handsets with Skype might need to come by other means. Microsoft has locked down the Windows Phone OS in many ways making it hard for software like Swype to break through, but Microsoft’s deal with Nokia, which allows Nokia to make greater changes to the OS creates a hopeful loophole for Swype to introduce its software into devices. It’s also worthy to note that Nokia is currently an investor in the Swype technology.
The Swype method has proven to be a quicker way, in some scenarios, to type on a mobile device when compared to a more traditional tap-to-type method.
The additional $2.5 million in investments into the now-profitable company brings hopes that they can move their keyboard over to other platforms like iOS, Windows Phone and even Windows 7 tablets. While the company CEO, Mike Sherry, noted to AllThings D’s Ina Fried that Windows 7 tablets with Skype will definitely come to fruition very soon, Windows Phone handsets with Skype might need to come by other means. Microsoft has locked down the Windows Phone OS in many ways making it hard for software like Swype to break through, but Microsoft’s deal with Nokia, which allows Nokia to make greater changes to the OS creates a hopeful loophole for Swype to introduce its software into devices. It’s also worthy to note that Nokia is currently an investor in the Swype technology.
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