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This is so me-too. The only newish feature is a better privacy argument. This is a full 5 years after the Amazon Echo was introduced. This just adds to my cr
by jnwatson 6y ago
This is so me-too. The only newish feature is a better privacy argument.
This is a full 5 years after the Amazon Echo was introduced.
This just adds to my creeping feeling that innovation is dead at Apple.
- agd 6y agoThe big difference is seamless integration with other Apple products. This is why they’ll take market share, it will just work with your iPhone better than the echo does.
- jnwatson 6y agoA limiting factor is Siri. It took them 8 years to allow asking to play a particular song on Spotify. Usually the first thing I say to Siri is 'Hey Google' so it goes to Google Assistant. I'm not really sure what "seamless integration" is left. I (and my friends that have similar devices) use smart speakers for power control, getting the weather, playing music, and setting timers/alarms. It doesn't take an sole-source ecosystem to make that work well.
- asciimo 6y agoI agree with this "innovation is dead" sentiment. Apple used to be pioneers and futurists. Now they focus on retaining their well-defined market. This almost makes sense, except they have such a tremendous amount of cash they can afford to take risks.