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While I cannot speculate on Microsoft purpose of a 411 service, I think it is pretty obvious why google dumped theirs - they now have access to an enormous sour
by tomerico 15y ago
While I cannot speculate on Microsoft purpose of a 411 service, I think it is pretty obvious why google dumped theirs - they now have access to an enormous source of human speech through google voice.
- shantanubala 15y agoYeah. The voicemail transcription feature truly is like an open invitation to provide them with real-world data across a wide range of accents, phones, and people.
- InclinedPlane 15y agoMore so, it's not a very good business to be in. The same functionality at a much, much higher profit margin is in smart phones, and that's where you want to put your effort because it has such a higher rate of return.
- brudgers 15y agoThat's what I was thinking. But it also implies that Google could drop Voice, or Gmail, or Maps, if something better comes along.
- nuclear_eclipse 15y agoThey certainly could. If you don't like that, don't rely on it, or make sure to export your data regularly. That's true of any free service, tbh.