We’re excited to announce an important milestone on SwiftKey’s journey. As of today, we have agreed to join the Microsoft family,” reads a statement on SwiftKey’s blog.
Microsoft has acquired London-based SwiftKey, one of the most popular keyboard apps on iOS and Android. The company says the apps will continue to be available on Android and iOS, although as seen with other Microsoft acquisitions, things don’t tend to remain as they are.
The deal was confirmed by SwiftKey and Microsoft though neither actually declared the number behind the deal, it has reported that the price tag stands at $250 million.
SwiftKey’s predictive technology aligns with Microsoft’s investments and ambition to develop intelligent systems that can work more on the user’s behalf and under their control, Harry Shum, the company’s head of technology and research said in a statement announcing the deal.
SwiftKey was founded in 2008 and is currently by on over 300 million iOS and Android smartphones and tablets.
