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I hope Microsoft decides to target Google Now instead of Siri. Google Now provides so much more depth than a voice interface; Siri offers so little in comparis
by parfe 13y ago
I hope Microsoft decides to target Google Now instead of Siri. Google Now provides so much more depth than a voice interface; Siri offers so little in comparison. Siri works well as a voice activated personal assistant (that I rarely see people use).
Based on search history, emails, and location Google Now provides information before you need to search for it. It happens to have a voice activated interface available. I'd really like to see Microsoft do more than creating a voice activated app for setting alarms and searching yelp with Cortana. The screenshot looks promising and the author probably made the Siri connection himself so I feel hopeful.
- delinquentme 13y agoI hope they do exactly the opposite. Weve got these behemoths literally pecking at one another over * THE SAME PRODUCT * ... why? They've got massive research expenses... and this is how they invest their money. facepalm
- neotek 13y agoBecause competition drives innovation. We wouldn't have Chrome today if nobody had bothered competing against IE. We wouldn't have Google if nobody thought they could do better than Altavista.
- rayiner 13y agoMy wife has an iPhone and I've got a Nexus 5. Siri is hands down better as a voice interface because of its interactivity. Google Nows search and email integration is useful if you depend a lot on the rest of the Google ecosystem. So far for me, it just seems to know where I am. It notified me that an Amazon package was delivered. Which is nicd, I guess.
- kissickas 13y agoJust like everything else from Google, the more information you give it, the more helpful it becomes. It's nice when I search directions to somewhere on Google Maps and it notifies me if I'm nearby it a few days later. It reminds me when I have a flight coming up and keeps the reservation details quickly accessible when I need them.
- ethana 13y agoWell, I hope Microsoft decides to combine the best of both. Perhaps finally the Bing platform might be useful with some fiction inspired characteristics.