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Google I/O 2016: Assistant, Home, Allo, Duo, Android N, and More
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What candy is Android N suppose to be? Is Android doing what Apple did and changing their naming theme for the OS? Now it will be Alphabet letters?
I called you a sexist, not Apple, don't try to remove that and skip that claim! Because with the previous comment you made it had a very sexist tone about it! i suggest you change the way you word things if you don't want to come across as sexist..
And yes they did have Lisa Jackson talk about Apple's environmental impact, but before then I can only ever recall the last time a women was on their stage was when they introduced the News app for the first time.
I think you are the 'naive' one here, are you going to claim you know all of Apple's project managers and you know none of them are women now?
And racism? So you are now directing the argument away onto another nasty section of human behaviour to hide the fact i called you out as a sexist are you?
I note how you didn't exactly go out of your way to state you are not a sexist.
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On the other hand, out of all the features announced by Google today only Android N will not be available immediately on all Android phones and this is the least interesting features of them all. Android OS is just a shell (as it should be). Most features are in apps now. Apple should probably do the same.
haha, it will sit nicely next to Apple's trash can!
Really? We knew before today that Siri needs a lot of work. I'm not sure what Google showed off today that really set some mythical bar even higher.
Since we were all told that Apple was operating on some 5 year plan left behind by Steve Jobs I guess he's the one that dropped the ball then...
jeez, after all the years at google, he's still unable to grasp one of the easiest languages - english. you'd think those guys were more capable
Having the native alarm clock have an always on clock display would be nice. Having a way to have it display automatically when the phone is charging would be better. Hell, at this point I'll settle with being to pick an app to start when I plug it in.
Soon its going to be fully integrated into android.
And even scarier is that it is a serious threat to de-fragment the smart TV industry
"Google approaches Samsung, LG, Sony, etc to unify Smart TV capabilities and share revenue"
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People who want home automation are going will leave Apple.
Some will go to Google. Some will go to Amazon.
But people will de-couple themselves from Apple's ecosystem.
This is a huge threat
What other things? What? They've announced NOTHING. There is only rumour, and the hopes of Apple fans.
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All the people dissin Alexa don't have an Echo and have no idea why Apple is in so much trouble.
That being said, the hardware-software integration on Android is just not as good. Either way, you're compromising.
The OS doesn't get it's dessert name until it's released. Kit Kat was K, Lollipop was L, Marshmellow was M, etc. N will probably be Nectarine, Nerds (candy), Nougat, Nutella (my favorite), etc.
How dare I mention something we all know eh......come on it's an opinion site mate, all views are welcome, just cause you post a lot does not mean you police it
Your bar is different to my bar, as it is to the next person ....
I'm yet to see something from apple to impress me in 2016, last keynote was a boring joke. I'll take this Google announcement as a positive step for people who love tech. I'm don't do blind brand loyalty, I love all tech.
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I hope it's Nutella too.
I honestly am just quoting you to tell you that your signature is great.
Agreed. I will never use an Echo, but even I can see that Siri has fallen behind. I've found myself repeating the simple command "start an outdoor bike ride" to my watch lately. By the time it gets it, I could have just opened the app and did it myself.
Yes, for seven times the price, SEVEN, my iPhone 6s+ is a little bit better than the Blu One X I just bought as a gift for someone. I think. I'm starting to feel like a chump for being stuck in the Apple ecosystem.
Have you ever worked in any place that had a detailed 5 year roadmap.....good PR material, but not realistic, maybe 24 months max, after that high level goals you want to achieve .
Do you really believe that if jobs was alive we would have the same products today ?
or you could stay laying in bed and just say, "ok google, what time is it?" I'm able to say, "hello thermostat, make it two degrees cooler." with my honeywell without lifting a finger.
What is your opposition to having an Echo? You can get a Dot for $90 and it is AMAZING. Why not just get one as a toy to play with? Are you afraid of having your eyes opened to see Apple for what it really is now?
Don't. There are pluses and minuses to both. You're not a chump for choosing one over another, especially when you consider google services are available on both devices.
I don't understand this new obsession with these room devices with a speaker abs microphone that you can talk to. I think most people don't care about issuing commands to a speaker in their room. They can already do all that with their phone or tablet which is always on them.