Jun 24, 2010 according to ceo mike mcsherry, this is the companys biggest coup yet, though certainly not the last he says to look for the app on some fifty phones by late 2010. Former swype ceo mike mcsherry photo for geekwire via karen ducey. Apr 01, 20 mcsherry, who in a former life was the ceo of android keyboard app swype, acquired by nuance in 2011, says that consumers are still getting used to the idea of talking to their smartphones. Meet swype, a company thats trying to be on your next phone, tv, and game. Swype, which allows mobile device users to input text with a swype of a finger. Swype has responded to this unnofficial version in an interview with geekwire. Mike mcsherry, a seattle startup veteran, has left nuance communications nearly three years after the company purchased swype, geekwire has learned. Swype ceo mike mcsherry reflects on the differences between seattle and silicon valley and how seattle became a technology hub.
Fleksy, swiftkey and swype thirdparty keyboards announced. Former swype ceo mike mcsherry photo for geekwire via karen ducey nuance will no longer be updating the. Id love to be able to see that, says mcsherry, adding, there are certainly lots of requests to see swype on the iphone. Jun 24, 2010 since its first commercial phone launch in december, swype has already been added to about 10 phone models and is expected to be in 50 devices by the end of 2010, said chief executive officer mike mcsherry. Swype looking to expand beyond android, targeting the iphone. Swypes ceo, mike mcsherry, believes so far this is the companys. We could have custom dictionaries for doctors or lawyers, said mike mcsherry, chief executive of the company. View mike mcsherrys professional profile on linkedin. Swype on 10million devices by end of year but not iphone. Jun 24, 2010 swype software allows android smartphone users to simply drag their fingers from letter to letter instead of tapping on each one. Mike mcsherry swype ceo mike mcsherry is an experienced internet and mobile entrepreneurial executive. According to chief executive mike mcsherry, swype expects to ship its keyboard on 50 handsets this year, 90% of which are android. Swype reinvents typing on touchscreen phones the new.
One continuous motion across the screen enables users to input words faster and. We spoke with company ceo mike mcsherry on a day that may live in history for typists everywhere. Swype ceo responds to jailbroken iphone hack geekwire. Jun 24, 2010 swype looks beyond droid x to the iphone.
Jan 05, 2011 an apple executive asked swype to build a version for the iphone but said it was unlikely that the company would make an exception to allow the app to replace the iphone s stock keyboard, mcsherry. Future phones to read your voice, gestures five years from now, it is likely that the mobile phone you will be holding will be a smooth, sleek brick a piece of metal and plastic with a few. Swype reinvents typing on touchscreen phones the new york. Another os which has strict rules regarding what modifications users and oems can make is windows phone 7, but mcsherry believes the company has a way around those restrictions. Mike mcsherry is managing director at the republican consulting firm mercury public affairs and former delegate strategist for donald trumps 2016 presidential campaign. We lamented after the iphone 4s announcement that siri, the voice input assistant coming in ios 5, should have been swype. There are certainly lots of requests to see swype on the iphone. Mike mcsherrys phone number, email, address spokeo.
Swype allows users to glide a finger across the virtual keyboard to spell. Jul 12, 2011 with nokia as an investor, swype is hoping that it will also land on some future windows phone devices. Swype ceo mike mcsherry said that an employee had created a version of swype for the iphone and wants apple to license it. Find mike mcsherrys phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. Dec 15, 2009 swype has been in development for 7 years, and so far it has only shipped on one phone, but that doesnt discourage mike mcsherry, swypes ceo, who says. Apparently he trusted you enough to agree to become ceo of swype without a contract.
Linkedin is the worlds largest business network, helping professionals like mike mcsherry discover inside connections to recommended job. Mike mcsherry departs nuance three years after selling swype. Mike mcsherry seattle, washington professional profile. Mar 31, 2011 swype, best known for its fast means of entering text on a smartphone, is also proving adept at raising cash. Fleksy, swiftkey and swype thirdparty keyboards announced for. Swype phone software takes the taps out of typing the hindu. Jan 25, 20 view mike mcsherrys professional profile on linkedin. Mcsherry worked on swype for six months without a contract not even a verbal statement of exactly what the understanding was, kushler said but trusted that hed get a fair deal. Swype, following t9 model, releases text input software on samsung phone.
May 03, 2010 if youre dreaming of this for the iphone, i wouldnt hold my breath. But now that one of its engineers has built a version of swype s software for apple incs iphone in his free time, mcsherry hopes one day to license swype to apple. Swype, following t9 model, releases text input software on. The reason swype hasnt landed in ios is due to the lack of keyboard apis in the sdk. Mike mcsherry, ceo of swype, and david bluhm, ceo of z2live. Swype ceo mike mcsherry is more blunt about his goals. Heres a demo video from a couple years ago comparing swype on a windows phone to tapping on an iphone keyboard.
Mike mcsherry, the former swype ceo who recently left nuance, had long aimed to get swype onto the iphone. Earlier today, i spoke with swype ceo mike mcsherry, who explained the thinking behind the deal. The other day, when a plane i was on landed in newark, i noticed the elderly woman sitting next to me pull out a droid bionic and start answering a series of. Nuances swype buy could see the text input system go large. Mcsherry is a serial tech entrepreneur and has served in the industry for over twenty years with more than half of. Swype staked its claim early as one of the top alternative keyboards on android. Jul 18, 2011 the next stop is iphone, but steve jobs is unlikely to yield control of the os anytime soon. Interview with swype ceo mike mcsherry about swype. Touchbased software keyboards on mobile phones are rapidly evolving. May 19, 2014 mike mcsherry, a seattle startup veteran, has left nuance communications nearly three years after the company purchased swype, geekwire has learned. Since its first commercial phone launch in december, swype has already been added to about 10 phone models and is expected to be in 50 devices by the end of 2010, said chief executive officer mike mcsherry.
In words of swype ceo mike mcsherry, who explained the thinking behind the deal. According to ceo mike mcsherry, this is the companys biggest coup yet, though certainly not the last he says to look for the app on some fifty phones by late 2010. Mike mcsherry departs nuance three years after selling. We believe it will continue to grow in relevance for all platforms. Why your next phone could have swypes keyboard cnet. Jun 24, 2010 since its first commercial phone launch in december, swype has already been added to about 10 phone models and is expected to be in 50 devices by the end of 2010, said chief executive mike mcsherry. Swype has been in development for 7 years, and so far it has only shipped on one phone, but that doesnt discourage mike mcsherry, swypes ceo, who says. Mike has been a super supporter of the android platform and makes himself readily. Mobile world congress chinese moving up with smartly. Jul 08, 2011 swype has responded to this unnofficial version in an interview with geekwire. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. We continue to have interesting discussions, mcsherry said.
Swype, best known for its fast means of entering text on a smartphone, is also proving adept at raising cash. Swype develops text input technology enabling users to type words with one continuous finger motion across an onscreen keyboard. And, naturally, the company would love to find its way onto the iphone as well, though there is still nothing to announce on that front. Swype hits droid, eyes iphones for future dna india. Kushler is the coinventor of t9, the predictive texting technology that is used. Swypes software detects where a finger pauses and changes direction as it traces out the pattern of a word.
Update unofficial swype for iphone is now available in. The interest shown in swype for ios is great to see, said mcsherry. As of now, swype is on 19 million phones overall, including 9 of the top 11 phone manufacturers. Dec 02, 2009 swype, following t9 model, releases text input software on samsung phone. Not content with its good reputation amongst android users, swype. Today, hiya announced the appointment of mike mcsherry to its board of directors. Of the people that use swype exclusively on their device, mcsherry says, 94% said they can never go back to. Swype heading for 50 devices by the end of 2010 android. He was the cofounder of both ampd mobile and boost mobile. Yesterday, swype inc ceo mike mcsherry had said that the jailbreak app didnt appear to be a port, as some of the key.
Jul 07, 2011 swype the unofficial version comes to the iphone. An apple executive asked swype to build a version for the iphone but said it was unlikely that the company would make an exception to allow the app to replace the iphones stock keyboard, mcsherry. Mobile world congress chinese moving up with smartly priced mobile phones. But now that one of its engineers has built a version of swypes software for apple incs iphone in his free time, mcsherry hopes one day to license swype to apple. Indeed, the ceo told reuters that a company engineer recently coded an iphonefriendly version of the platform during his free time. This could be the first steps to bringing swype to the iphone.
But will swypes technology find its way to apples iphone. He tells geekwire via email that hes excited to see it finally happen, noting that swype s first meeting with apple was five years ago. Join facebook to connect with mike mcsherry and others you may know. This sounds interesting, but how about this coming to iphone. Since its first commercial phone launch in december, swype has already been added to about 10 phone models and is expected to be in 50 devices by the end of 2010, said chief executive mike mcsherry.
Mike mcsherry, swype ceo, says that users find the new keyboard highly addictive. Andrew liu jailbreak app developer who unofficially ported swype the most popular alternative keyboard for android devices to iphone, ipad and ipod touch has released a new beta version of his jailbreak app on cydia yesterday, swype inc ceo mike mcsherry had said that the jailbreak app didnt appear to be a port, as some of the key features such as the blue tracer line. Andrew liu jailbreak app developer who unofficially ported swype the most popular alternative keyboard for android devices to iphone, ipad and ipod touch has released a new beta version of his jailbreak app on cydia. Aapl and asked to demonstrate its technology, swype ceo mike mcsherry says, explaining that apple was impressed with his product but later expressed. Xealth is led by mike mcsherry, cofounder of fasttexting keyboard app swype. Oct 08, 2011 id love to be able to see that, says mcsherry, adding, there are certainly lots of requests to see swype on the iphone. Nearly every time i see swype ceo mike mcsherry, i ask him a simple question. Swype receives new funding ina fried mobile allthingsd.
The broadest vision, says mcsherry, is we want to be the input for every single stream. Sep 02, 2010 mike mcsherry, swype ceo, says that users find the new keyboard highly addictive. Swype psyched to be on droid x, fifty total devices by the. Jun 01, 2009 why your next phone could have swype s keyboard. In an interview with reuters, swype ceo mike mcsherry said one of his employees has created a version of swype designed for the iphone. When will the popular mobile textinput system arrive on the iphone.
The next stop is iphone, but steve jobs is unlikely to yield control of the os anytime soon. Oct 09, 2011 nuance, which is known primarily for its speech recognition software engine and swype is a gesturebased text entry technology. Nuance acquires shapewriter, ramps up pressure on seattle startup swype. Log in or sign up for facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know. Jun 21, 2010 swypes software detects where a finger pauses and changes direction as it traces out the pattern of a word. We would like to thank swype ceo mike mcsherry for taking time from his busy schedule to answer our questions. Instead of tapping in letters on a touch keyboard, you swipe between them without lifting your finger. I dont know about everyone else but i have been waiting for this ever since i saw swype and tried the shapewritter app in the appstore. As swype grew, we needed someone to run the company and handle the marketing and sales to cell phone manufacturers, and its a tough job. It looks like swype could be on its way to the iphone and ipod touch. Its customers besides motorola include samsung electronics and htc corp.
After swype was acquired by nuance communications for. Swype for ios replaces the onscreen keyboard for your iphone or ipad. Nuance, which is known primarily for its speech recognition software engine and swype is a gesturebased text entry technology. So its easy to understand why ios users might be eager to see what the. Swype looking to expand beyond android, targeting the.
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