Without telling anyone, the company Apple has acquired a company that creates keyboard-applications for smartphones and tablets This is Dryft , whose most important development is the eye-catching keyboard of the same name for tablets Something that must have caught the attention of the company from Cupertino , who has decided to take over the company and its creations, possibly as much for the keyboard concept as for its human value or the talent behind its creation
The curious thing, although quite common in these large companies, is that the purchase has gone unnoticed until now. Thus, the only official confirmation in this regard would be the update of the profile of the LinkedIn professional social network of Randy Marsden, co-founder of Dryft And now his position is iOS Keyboard Director For its part, the media TechCrunch has only obtained some official statements from Apple in which, without denying or confirming anything, they only clarify thatApple buys small companies from time to time. Something that, as a whole, makes the movement of those from Cupertino quite clear
The Dryft keyboard surprises with its concept and operation. And it is that it remains hidden from the user's view until he plants his fingers on the screen.In this way, the user can adapt the keys to their hands and the desired position on the screen. A complete comfort when not you have the letters or physical buttons as a tactile reference for fast and fluid typing. Something that could interest Apple to improve typing on their devices with larger screen sizes , no need to purchase an external keyboard.
From the purchase of Dryft there are hardly any details, because has not even been achieved the official confirmation beyond the obvious clues mentioned above. Even more difficult to know would be the total out-of-pocket cost that Apple should have made to get Dryft That yes, apparently the purchase would have been gestated since September of last year, going unnoticed until now, without any of the companies having said anything to the regard.
This move is interesting and smart on Apple's part. And it is that, since it launched version 8 of its operating system iOS, it opened the ban on the use of all kinds of third-party keyboards. Emoticons, GIF animations, keyboards with custom skin, fast typing tools like Swype (of which Randy Marsden is also a co-founder), and a long list of other options that follow expanding. Thus, Apple may have its own selection of useful and fast keyboards for users, as well as letting other developers come up with their own alternatives. And, at least on the Android platform, keyboard customization is a wide enough market, and it has had strong growth thanks to all its options . We will have to see if all this also ends up having an active impact on Apple devices
