So a custom iOS keyboard called CoolKey just spammed me that they reached #1 on the App Store. http://cooolapp.com/presskit.html Here’s the problem…
@Smutchings It doesn’t make sense. Without data collection, providing a free keyboard makes no business sense for the company.+@davemurdock
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@aral Unless they’re going to sell accessories, extensions, etc. (which may well be the case) +@Smutchings@davemurdock -
@aral SwiftKey swipe and prediction feature doesn’t work either if you don’t send your data to them /cc@Smutchings@davemurdock -
@__debo@aral@Smutchings@davemurdock still pretty scary they request access to all tweets, FB updates, mails etc. and continue monitoring
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@aral not all keyboards are free. Those that are are hoping you enable that (and using benefit-led messaging to convince you)@davemurdock -
@Smutchings Right, that’s exactly what I expected to find (“benefit-led messaging”) :) +@davemurdock -
@aral but I couldn’t even get the basic feature to work (swipe to type) so deleted it@davemurdock -
@Smutchings Correction: the basic feature is data collection, you couldn’t get the misdirection feature to work ;-) +@davemurdock -
@aral you may well be correct on that one. Hopefully will be at Digibury Weekender on the 18th, would be great to meet and chat in person -
@Smutchings Looking forward to it :) -
@aral I should probably buy my ticket soon...
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