But thats where the problem is with Apple, the company has never heard of the word 'choice' or 'options'.
If it were up to Apple, profits or no profits, they would force you to use and do everything they saw fit.
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Apple Hires Former AltaVista and Amazon Search Exec to Run Siri Unit
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But thats where the problem is with Apple, the company has never heard of the word 'choice' or 'options'.
If it were up to Apple, profits or no profits, they would force you to use and do everything they saw fit.
I agree. Forget all the fanboy accusations for now. As a business, it would be a strategic move for Apple to continue downplaying Google by removing them as the default search engine in Safari. There was a survey reported by Ars Technica showing that this whole Maps fiasco isn't really affecting sales of the iPhone 5.
http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/10/survey-says-iphone-5-owners-not-bothered-by-ios-6-mapsare-you/
So I really don't care about the comments on this forum or other tech blogs complaining about maps. Sales are strong. Dump Google I say.
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First, no company is forcing anyone to do anything. Secondly, so what if some people actually like using most or all of Apple's products and services in their eco system? It's their choice. You don't speak for everyone in the world.
You may think of Siri as a "Search Transmission" that interfaces to multiple "Search Engines".
apple already is a search company - you search for songs in itunes - items in the stores and the iphone is 1 big giant searching device - we search for locations in maps - contacts calendar items and on the web. i'm surprised they aren't better at it. this is a GREAT move - about time. i bet in a year the iphone will be a much more competent device in terms of search!!!!!! and if this guy does his job correctly - he will be an extremely important person in the company.
OK, seriously? I think Amazon's search is pretty ******. Do a search for "macbook pro" on some of the sections, such as the recycle page, and you find all kinds of irrelevant crap.
Normal searches aren't that hot either.
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Altavista was great in its time, the best.
Siri seriously needs some strong management. The last change was a big step backwards. OK, they added sports scores, but they lost major ability.
When it first came out I could ask it "How old is Isaac" and it would look in my contacts for an Isaac, ask me which one and because I had birthdates in my Contacts it told me his age. Isaac, aged 6 was astonished at the answer. It doesn't do that any more. No idea why not. Fortunately, I can still ask it to "call my wife" and it gets it right.
Please no more backsliding!
Siri seriously needs some strong management. The last change was a big step backwards. OK, they added sports scores, but they lost major ability.
When it first came out I could ask it "How old is Isaac" and it would look in my contacts for an Isaac, ask me which one and because I had birthdates in my Contacts it told me his age. Isaac, aged 6 was astonished at the answer. It doesn't do that any more. No idea why not. Fortunately, I can still ask it to "call my wife" and it gets it right.
Please no more backsliding!
Yeah, it's insanity to partner with other companies who have services which excel and any chance of competing with and/or matching services results in screwing the users for years until you possible catchup or ping on your ass.
Whatever next? Other companies finding a sensible way to work together instead of becoming overzealous control freaks? How can that possibly work? Inconceivable!
What companies are just "working together" exactly? I mean, they all are, in that they all make their living by using all kinds of regulated, governmental and standards body-made standards. I don't know how you think OS companies aren't going to compete with each other, unique among all world corporations. Of course they will work together and cooperate on many things. But this cooperation, Android style, is not "cooperation". It's a directed effort to copy the iPhone and steal patents. Apple went to the courts and won.
If you want to talk about changing the law, go ahead. It's interesting that by giving you free if copied software, you emotionally embrace what's just a counterfeiting operation, like the cheap Calvin Klein stuff you pick up in Hong Kong. Yes, Jobs was a control freak. Show me a billionaire who isn't, including those in the free and open googleland. They're all businesses. Apple has grown enormously because of Jobs' visions. Yes, there are design patents. Source copyrights. Patenting of methods, which is what they patent in the physical world. Invent a new type of transmitter? Patent it. Then someone wanting to compete with you won't take the easy out of copying you and not acknowledging it. That's the cheapest and quickest way to catch up. Patent holders should enforce patents.
I seriously doubt that the solution to this problem (Siri under performing) is not through search tech, which seems like a scatter shot approach.
It will be in serious linguistic and grammatical analysis and tokenization. As it will be for bots to pass the Turing test. Obviously including 'awareness' of history and personal as well as conversational context.
It will be in serious linguistic and grammatical analysis and tokenization. As it will be for bots to pass the Turing test. Obviously including 'awareness' of history and personal as well as conversational context.
siri is flawed but its not a gimmick when it works. it is especially useful hen driving. I use for reminders more than anything and for me, upgrading from a iPhone 4, it is a killer feature.
Um, kinda hard to continue to "partner" with a company that lifted your work for their own mobile OS, gave it away to Asian knockoff companies (Samsung) to take away valuable sales while bashing you with advertising that mocks your products and your customers.
Google started this war with Apple. Not the other way around.
Google dependency is not a good thing. Not for Apple. Not for anyone.
Not sure why you'd lol... Unlike cheering for a sports team, cheering for a company you've invested in makes perfect sense. Also, Apple has pretty much taken down RIMM and Nokia while they were at the top of their game, so the possibility of taking down Google isn't so far fetched.
The scariest thing about your post is that I sincerely believe you think what you wrote is remotely true.
Hopefully he knows the difference between NYC and New York, Texas, because Siri STILL DOESN'T!!!
Sorry, but asking about the weather seems to be one of the most common things I'd LIKE to ask Siri about, but still...despite knowing where I am...she doesn't seem to make that connection!
Sorry, but asking about the weather seems to be one of the most common things I'd LIKE to ask Siri about, but still...despite knowing where I am...she doesn't seem to make that connection!
Yeah, it's insanity to partner with other companies who have services which excel and any chance of competing with and/or matching services results in screwing the users for years until you possible catchup or ping on your ass.
Yes, indeed, why partner when you can leverage your monopoly in one industry to break into businesses others pioneered? You know, like Google creating their own FaceBook? Or their own iOS? Or their own Instagram? Or their own Yelp? Or their own MapQuest? Or their own hotmail? Or their own iTunes? Or their own Groupon? Or their own desktop OS? The list goes on and on which is why Google is quite possibly the most hated and feared company in Silicon Valley.
Of course not. You slowly cut their food supply over many, many years. They then begin to loose weight, and die. Some short periods they may even gain a little weight. But you stay on them for 10 years. Pounding relentlessly.
The world would be a better place if Apple and Google could coexist.
All Eric had to do was not be a Double Agent of Dishonesty while on Apples Board.
He betrayed the trust. Let the best managed company survive.
It's past time to kick Google to the curb as the default iOS search engine. Sorry guys, but it's insanity to rely on a competitor for such a critical component of your platform.
LOL at Google fanboy deriding fanboyism.
LOL at clueless person assuming that he's a Google fanboy
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The scary reality of people on the internet. I sincerely KNOW that he thinks that what he wrote is true.