'Google Now' for iOS Promotional Video Leaks on YouTube

[sir1963nz]

People tend to forget that Google is a services company. Android OEMs make all the money on the hardware front and Android is free, so Google makes nothing on that either. What they do make money on is serving ads to the people who use their services. They've developed Android primarily to maximize mobile adoption, with their own services at the helm.
The more people use their services - the better. Hence, they only stand to benefit from having those services across multiple platforms.

Lets be blunt. Time and time again its been shown that Android users don't surf the web, don't buy products using their phone, don't buy software using their phone, don't do anything really with their phone anywhere near the extent that IOS users do. If Google as a service company wants people to use their services they have to chase the customers who actually spend money, and currently that is IOS users by a very very wide margin.

Android is almost like giving away free menus to the homeless, whats the point they are not going to come in and buy anything no matter how many you give away. So saying that you have X many "customers" based on the number of menus you have given away becomes meaningless when it comes to how much money you actually make.

Apple makes money from the hardware, from the carriers, from the users who do buy significant amount of Apps, Music and services, and google knows this and is desperate to get into that REAL revenue stream, not the imaginary one that Android provides.

 

[alent1234]

That's just for you. In Los Angeles, there are almost always a few routes you can take, and one of them (usually the freeway) can get jammed up without adversely affecting the others. If you take the wrong route, you're gonna have a bad time. This will be very useful for me for the time being.

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Can't wait for Google to own Apple on their own platform or can't wait for the app? There's a difference

are the smaller roads worth it? the smaller streets in NYC aren't worth it trying to beat the traffic because of all the stop signs and traffic lights.

one time i had to drive across manhattan and the person i was with drove all the way around on the FDR and Riverside drive. a 5 mile trip took the same time as driving 1 mile through traffic.

 

[Small White Car]

You are perfect for iOS. Stay in your box.

Because I didn't like the video you know what software I should use? That's quite a leap you've made. I guess you're not interested in knowing what I think of the product itself before making that call?

 

[RubberShoes]

I bought the Nexus4 because of its price, but also because it had so many software features I didn't see coming to the iPhone.

I used to brag about Google Now, Navigation, Chrome, and here I sit, watching all of it slowly come out on Apple products.

I know Google is only interested in selling its services so it gets the advertising dollars, but what's the point of buying their device if you can get a much better piece of hardware and have the reliability of iOS with the fancy features of Android.

Wow, I guess I am an Apple fanboy after all.

Well its been good, I'll be trying a Win8phone next, let you know how that goes

 

[alent1234]

You are perfect for iOS. Stay in your box.

some of us can figure out things on our own without a computer telling us

took me a few days to figure out that my 8:12am train arrives at 8:15am almost every day. does google know that? no, because all it does is look at the official time tables

i even found a parking space that is almost always open all by myself without google

 

[r.harris1]

I have no plans to buy an Android phone as long as Apple allows these types of things on iOS. Google Now for iOS looks really cool. Apple sucks at services. They always have. As long as they keep making great hardware and OSes and allow us to put apps we want on them like this, it's great. I'm happy.

I don't see why Apple thinks it needs to supply services. Better to team up with the services that work well and give the best experience. I can't think of one that Apple has ever done that has been superior to another out there.

iTunes is NOT a service, it is a store. iTunes Cloud is a service. Ping was a service. iTools with iDisk was service. I rest my case. Other companies "get" the cloud. Apple doesn't. I see no reason to believe they will change. It's not in their DNA. Hardware and software are. They should keep doing those extremely well.

This is one of the first comments I've come across in this long tedious thread (yes, I obviously read long tedious threads) that shows a reasoned assessment of the situation. One of the few folks not wetting themselves or giggling maniacally over something from google/samsung (or apple, for that matter) or their phone's screen size. I mean geez.

Google's DNA is to spin up stuff really fast and get it out the door (what people tend to refer to in this forum as "innovation", and it's certainly one form of it). They're great at collecting our data and presenting it. Amazon is great with cloud - definitely pioneers in that area. Apple's track record on services is, as noted, less than stellar, though I think they're going to have to make iCloud work very, very well, come hell or high water.

I'd love to see apple really focus on beautifully designed hardware and focus on a great OS that integrates very well with that hardware. And a few key applications. When they're on, they're tough to beat in that category, though that's a very subjective statement.

 

[somethingelsefl]

Can Google Now launch apps, set reminders, voice dial, compose/read texts, schedule my doctor appointment, or play my music?

No? Then I'll pass for now.

Google Now might be the best thing since sliced bread on Android...but it's just not as useful on iOS.

 

[4TheLoveOfTech]

Because I didn't like the video you know what software I should use? That's quite a leap you've made. I guess you're not interested in knowing what I think of the product itself before making that call?

It took you 5 pages of people commenting to you and trying to explain it.
On the first one if you didn't "get" the video then you should have Google'd it and looked up what it's about rather than 50 posts saying I don't get it.

No, I don't care what you think of Google Now to be honest. Your comments have already tainted my opinion of what you may think about it.

I know it's great and it keeps reminding me everyday why it's great.

 

[Blakjack]

iOS's biggest strength is that Google understands that it MUST develope for it.

 

[Ryth]

hate to admit it but those google apps look by far bettet than those native apple apps nowadays. u can tell most were made in 2007 and havent seen a ui change since

lets hope theres some cydia tweak coming that makes it a full on siri replacement like it did with chrome

I have full confidence in Ive that he is going to 'WOW' us all when iOS7 hits.

He hated the look of iOS and Forstall's skeuomorphic design...absolutely hated it.

Can't wait to see what a modern iOS and OSX is going to look like with Ive in charge.

 

[turtlez]

Why would you want such a tiny screen?

the iPhone 5 screen is not tiny... Why would you want a tv in your pocket?

 

[4TheLoveOfTech]

Can Google Now launch apps, set reminders, voice dial, compose/read texts, schedule my doctor appointment, or play my music?

No? Then I'll pass for now.

Google Now might be the best thing since sliced bread on Android...but it's just not as useful on iOS.

How do you know? It's not on iOS & this is just a rumor.

 

[the8thark]

Oh yes please!

No thanks.
It's Google. Enough said.

 

[Small White Car]

No, I don't care what you think of Google Now to be honest. Your comments have already tainted my opinion of what you may think about it.

I'm very sorry that other people here being friendly and helping me upsets you. I appreciated their help and kind of thought that's what these message boards were for.

Hopefully it's not Google Now that made you hate online conversations. I'd hate to gain that attitude after I try it.

 

[4TheLoveOfTech]

I'm very sorry that other people here being friendly and helping me upsets you. I appreciated their help and kind of thought that's what these message boards were for.

Hopefully it's not Google Now that made you hate online conversations. I'd hate to gain that attitude after I try it.

There is a big difference between online conversations & sheer ignorance.

Google it. Or ask Siri...

 

[winston1236]

I never use Siri. This I would use regularly.

Now is amazing.

 

[Fatalbert]

You are perfect for iOS. Stay in your box.

That's great, but I wouldn't say that you belong here. All I've seen from you is flame/hater posts.

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iOS's biggest strength is that Google understands that it MUST develope for it.

I'm so glad Apple made their own mapping software. It forced Google to make a full-on Google Maps and also brought Apple Maps, which is fine but doesn't do voice navigation on my iPhone, to the table. Then I jailbroke. We iOS users get all of it .

 

[Syk]

I use Google accounts gladly, but the mail account is NOT far superior. Well I guess it's free without buying anything else, but that's it. The iCloud mail lets you use aliases that are totally different from your regular address, and the website for mail viewing is better than Gmail in some ways and worse in others.

Plus, Google accounts can be extremely annoying because of how rabidly interested they are in your account not getting hacked. I've lost various accounts to the security system, zero to hackers. And it asks for your phone number and other stuff all the time. No!

To be fair yahoo and outlook.com also ask for a mobile phone number in case you forget your password
I'd like to have google now working on iOS. It will still be somewhat restricted by Apple though.

 

[Squilly]

Yes please! I want now! Have it via jailbreak but would be great to have the real thing.

 

[ugahairydawgs]

Lets be blunt. Time and time again its been shown that Android users don't surf the web, don't buy products using their phone, don't buy software using their phone, don't do anything really with their phone anywhere near the extent that IOS users do. If Google as a service company wants people to use their services they have to chase the customers who actually spend money, and currently that is IOS users by a very very wide margin.

Android is almost like giving away free menus to the homeless, whats the point they are not going to come in and buy anything no matter how many you give away. So saying that you have X many "customers" based on the number of menus you have given away becomes meaningless when it comes to how much money you actually make.

Apple makes money from the hardware, from the carriers, from the users who do buy significant amount of Apps, Music and services, and google knows this and is desperate to get into that REAL revenue stream, not the imaginary one that Android provides.

Google could care less about content and things like that. They want people to sign up and use their stuff so they can get the ad revenue.

 

[Fatalbert]

To be fair yahoo and outlook.com also ask for a mobile phone number in case you forget your password
I'd like to have google now working on iOS. It will still be somewhat restricted by Apple though.

Are you saying that Google should do what Yahoo and Outlook, some of the worst major email-capable sites, do?

But at least they don't ask for it so often, just the first time. Google keeps nagging me about it, same with FaceBook.

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Google could care less about content and things like that. They want people to sign up and use their stuff so they can get the ad revenue.

"Couldn't care less" is the phrase you probably meant.

 

[bawbac]

Lets be blunt. Time and time again its been shown that Android users don't surf the web, don't buy products using their phone, don't buy software using their phone, don't do anything really with their phone anywhere near the extent that IOS users do. If Google as a service company wants people to use their services they have to chase the customers who actually spend money, and currently that is IOS users by a very very wide margin.

Android is almost like giving away free menus to the homeless, whats the point they are not going to come in and buy anything no matter how many you give away. So saying that you have X many "customers" based on the number of menus you have given away becomes meaningless when it comes to how much money you actually make.

Apple makes money from the hardware, from the carriers, from the users who do buy significant amount of Apps, Music and services, and google knows this and is desperate to get into that REAL revenue stream, not the imaginary one that Android provides.

Lol

 

[Trius]

Siri, learn from Google, NOW

 

[w00master]

awesome - now it not only tracks your movements all day long, but starts to get involved in your daily life.....

bit too matrix/thought police for my liking....

imaging googling for a Tim Hortons near you; and Now coming back with - "are you sure you didn't mean Starbucks as there is one near you also" (and they pay more advertising sponsorship) - really?

no thanks

So you don't use google or go online? You do? Then stop talking about nonsense and remove the tin foil hat

 

[ammonkapow]

I'm so glad Apple made their own mapping software. It forced Google to make a full-on Google Maps and also brought Apple Maps, which is fine but doesn't do voice navigation on my iPhone, to the table. Then I jailbroke. We iOS users get all of it .

I do believe that Apple created the Maps app and just used Google's data. It was the same situation with the Youtube app. Once Google was given control they made great apps.