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This is the most likely-to-be-Sherlocked[1] thing I've seen in a while. And when Apple does it, the processing will be done on-device. [1] https://www.urbandi

This is the most likely-to-be-Sherlocked[1] thing I've seen in a while. And when Apple does it, the processing will be done on-device. [1] https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sherlocked https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sherlocked

sillywalk 3y ago
I remember Sherlock... Looks like Apple already has already been working on it with their Journal App (in Beta now). [0] [0] https://beebom.com/journal-app-iphone/ https://beebom.com/journal-app-iphone/
- morbicer 3y ago
  Fuck.. I kinda have this feature in works for my app.
aroman 3y ago
Same could have been said of Workflow — which Apple acquired and rebranded as a first-party app.
- micromacrofoot 3y ago
  acquisition doesn't really count as sherlocking, it's usually implementing an idea from an existing app without any money being exchanged a more recent example this was F.lux, which Apple implemented as "Night Shift"
  - aroman 3y ago
    > acquisition doesn't really count as sherlocking Yes, that's my point, that there are other paths to this being adopted by Apple with on-device processing that are mutually beneficial both to the startup and Apple.
famouswaffles 3y ago
This is the kind of thing where adoption and user mass matters a great deal. If thois is successful and apple are too slow to roll out something like this, don't expect a lot of users to "just switch" out of what they've invested a great deal of personal data and routine into. It'd have to be something even deeper, like OS level integration.
- angoragoats 3y ago
  > It'd have to be something even deeper, like OS level integration. Which of course it will, since it’ll be part of Siri. Edit: also, even if Apple shipped (hypothetically) the exact same product, they would still have a massive advantage by being able to ship it on every single device they sell. Even if Dot succeeds beyond its creators’ wildest dreams, it will still only capture a tiny fraction of the market compared to what Apple would if they shipped it with the OS.
- nolongerthere 3y ago
  you see it happening with apple maps, now that its good, most people I know don't bother with other apps.
antoniojtorres 3y ago
Yeah I would be terrified to stack something I build against Apple just due to the integration level. It’s so easy to get muscled out, they own the walled garden. It’s interesting how they’ve abstracted out of the typical web app access pattern and into the operating system itself, yet they compete seamlessly. It almost feels like a cage to not have their level of access.
hdarshane 3y ago
tend to agree, apple PMs are probably all over this rn.

sillywalk 3y ago

I remember Sherlock... Looks like Apple already has already been working on it with their Journal App (in Beta now). [0] [0] https://beebom.com/journal-app-iphone/ https://beebom.com/journal-app-iphone/

morbicer 3y ago
Fuck.. I kinda have this feature in works for my app.

aroman 3y ago

Same could have been said of Workflow — which Apple acquired and rebranded as a first-party app.

micromacrofoot 3y ago
acquisition doesn't really count as sherlocking, it's usually implementing an idea from an existing app without any money being exchanged a more recent example this was F.lux, which Apple implemented as "Night Shift"
- aroman 3y ago
  > acquisition doesn't really count as sherlocking Yes, that's my point, that there are other paths to this being adopted by Apple with on-device processing that are mutually beneficial both to the startup and Apple.

famouswaffles 3y ago

This is the kind of thing where adoption and user mass matters a great deal. If thois is successful and apple are too slow to roll out something like this, don't expect a lot of users to "just switch" out of what they've invested a great deal of personal data and routine into. It'd have to be something even deeper, like OS level integration.

angoragoats 3y ago
> It'd have to be something even deeper, like OS level integration. Which of course it will, since it’ll be part of Siri. Edit: also, even if Apple shipped (hypothetically) the exact same product, they would still have a massive advantage by being able to ship it on every single device they sell. Even if Dot succeeds beyond its creators’ wildest dreams, it will still only capture a tiny fraction of the market compared to what Apple would if they shipped it with the OS.
nolongerthere 3y ago
you see it happening with apple maps, now that its good, most people I know don't bother with other apps.

antoniojtorres 3y ago

Yeah I would be terrified to stack something I build against Apple just due to the integration level. It’s so easy to get muscled out, they own the walled garden. It’s interesting how they’ve abstracted out of the typical web app access pattern and into the operating system itself, yet they compete seamlessly. It almost feels like a cage to not have their level of access.

hdarshane 3y ago

tend to agree, apple PMs are probably all over this rn.