Microsoft buys British keyboard apps firm SwiftKey
by Stuart Dredge from Technology | The Guardian on (#12R5H)
Tech company reportedly paid $250m for UK-based business, whose software is installed on more than 300m smartphones and tablets
Microsoft has acquired British apps firm SwiftKey for a reported $250m (173.2m), promising that it will continue to develop the company's Android and iOS keyboard apps.
Microsoft and SwiftKey confirmed the acquisition in blogposts, shortly after it was first reported in the Financial Times.
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