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Can you elaborate on why you view this as not being good for their users? The functionality will probably be integrated into Google Translate (or perhaps Googl

by jfoster 12y ago

Can you elaborate on why you view this as not being good for their users? The functionality will probably be integrated into Google Translate (or perhaps Google Goggles and Glass) and the Wordlens app will disappear, but I don't see why that should be a bad thing. Is it because you fear Google won't deliver the same functionality on iOS, or is there something else that I am not considering?

eridius 12y ago
The functionality will probably be integrated into Google Translate That right there is the issue. Will it? I imagine Google will definitely want to put it into Google Glass. They'll likely put it into the Google Translate app for Android. But it's not clear at all whether they'll put it into Google Translate for iOS. It depends on whether they think it makes more sense to make Google Translate for iOS as good as it can be, or whether it makes more sense to give Android/Glass a competitive advantage (similar to how they refused to put turn-by-turn directions in the iOS Google Maps back before Apple Maps; they considered it a competitive advantage to restrict that functionality to Android).