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There are lots of third party keyboards available.  Swype was not the only one.  And not even the only swipe style keyboard.   For example, I use SwiftKey on a regular basis.   It is also a swipe style keyboard.

Just because Nuance decided that this was not a business for them does not mean all non Apple keyboards have failed.

When they talk about CDMA network access, they are talking about the 2G/3G CDMA networks that Sprint and Verizon have/had.  So-called 4G/LTE networks on Verizon and Sprint are not included.  So even the Intel chip version can run on Verizon and Sprint as long as it does not fall back to older network and stays at the LTE or 4G W-CDMA/HSPDA networks.

I don't know if the Japan (and I think Korea version) of "CDMA" was ever supported by the iPhone.  iPhone compatibility came along in Japan when they went to W-CDMA for "4G".   The Japanese CDMA was a local variant that no one else but maybe Korea supported.

And technically, the 4G stuff is "CDMA" technology even if it is not a "CDMA" network in the iPhone specs.  It uses CDMA type data signaling and GSM type control signaling and is called W-CDMA (is LTE related ??) so may fall under Qualcomm patents.

Sales are down not due to the plus size phone but due to the lack of updates to the mini.  

I'd like an updated mini (and I have a plus size phone).   An iPad mini is a much different device than a plus size phone.