This is a good news/bad news scenario. Shapewriter, a keyboard app similar to Swype, has been removed from Android Market. The removal isn’t due to any legal infringements or violation of the market terms of service. Â Rather, Shapewriter was purchased by another company, Nuance Communications:
Nuance Communications is pleased to announce that ShapeWriter, Inc. is now part of Nuance. The ShapeWriter continuous touch application has joined Nuance’s portfolio of patented text input solutions recognized as the industry’s leading predictive text technology. As we bring Shapewriter into the Nuance family, please note that we are suspending downloads of the iPhone, Android and Windows Mobile applications. Please stay tuned to this site for future product updates.
While I’m sure some of us would love to try Shapewriter, hopefully the wait will be short-lived. This is a great thing for the people behind Shapewriter, it looks like their product will fit right in with what Nuance has to offer.
Source: Android Central, Shapewriter
