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Is Siri gonna come to Mac OS?

My hat tips off to you GGJstudios

I hope to gain as good of skills of persuasion using known facts and an intriguing vocabulary as you do. Bravo GGJstudios:cool:

Note: I love how others are still talking about the topic regarding this header and disregarding the epic discussion at hand.
 
revelated said:
And yet, you've got people asking for:

- An iPad screen on a notebook
- LaunchPad to be the only interface for the notebooks
- A touchscreen Thunderbolt Display
- A touchscreen iMac
- A notebook that has no way to use any sort of optical or external flash media. Just a consumption device designed to download everything even though we're in the middle of internet speed caps-a-plenty. That's right...basically, an iPad.

Apple released the 2010 MacBook Air. And what happened? Overpriced, poor specs compared to its competition, no backlight, totally a ripoff compared to the 2011. It's like they just didn't care.

Apple refreshed the MacBook Pro with the 2011 version. And what happened? Sloppy thermal paste, overheating, uneven keyboards, poor screens....

Apple released Lion. And what happened? Numerous reviews blasting how it feels like a step backwards - a step towards some iOS computing bastardization. Changes in color scheme, changes in interface to appeal to an iOS crowd.

Apple released the MacBook Air with a piss poor screen color gamut, poor travel, and no upgradeability. While it's a solid machine, people constantly comment on how the screen is inferior to even the iPad's screen for some reason.

Apple continues to ignore USB 3.0 even though every competitor has adopted it for its backwards compatibility.

Apple released Thunderbolt amidst tons of issues with connectivity. I lost count over how many patches they've released.

When was the last time they had a Keynote about a Mac computer? AGES ago. Yet it seems every time they turn around they've having one about the iPad, the iPhone, the iPod, the AppleTV...pretty much every iOS device.

There was once a time when Apple and their computers stayed ahead of the curve. Now, Asus has caught up with them. While I'm not buying one, that Zenbook is enough to get people paying attention.
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Well, if Apple went mobile, we'd have no more nice laptops. Too bad. Can't find one laptop like Apple.
 
All I can say is I have no problems with my MacBook Pro, or OS Lion. I honestly can't see why people hate lion. It still runs programs, browses the web, and works. Minor changes like making it work similar to iOS aren't a big deal as long as core functionality remains the same.

If apple gets rid of its computer line then I'll be screwed because Im never using Windows again.

Also, Touchscreen's on a desktop or laptop are useless. The people who want them are the people who like stupid gimmicks. If they want a touchscreen desktop so much there are plenty of those on the Windows market. And they all suck.
 
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I certainly hope so. I now find myself, at times, almost instinctively wanting to turn on Siri for dictation while using iMac.

I use Siri dictation on iPhone of course and really look forward to seeing it in OS X or XI.
 
Unlikely IMO, since laptops aren't always connected to the internet. Unless certain features will be turned off when theres no Wifi
 
Apple should just buy Nuance or split it with Microsoft for the language side and they have their own implementation.
 
New app "Vocal" Let you use Siri to control your Mac

A new app I just found this morning called "Vocal" lets you control your mac by using voice commands on your iPhone 4S. You simply install the app on your Mac and your iPhone 4S, open the app on your iPhone and start telling your Mac what to do :p

The app lets you open and close applications, create new documents, play songs on iTunes, search definitions, webpages etc. It can basically do everything Siri does your phone but maybe even more for your mac. With the Vocal app there is actually a built in way that will let you create your own voice commands if you are tech savvy enough.

Here's a video of me just briefly demoing the $1.99 Vocal app and showing what it can do.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oH1gP...ure=plpp_video

If anyone else buys the app, I'd love to know what you think !
 
v2club said:
I would be amazing if there were Siri for Mac! So what do you guys think, what is the chance of Siri coming to Mac OS X?
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It's not a bad idea.

Speech recognition, integrated, would be way-cool.

I can fathom it happening, especially with other iOS innovations moving into OS X.

(Looking forward to 10.7.3 as well...)
 
v2club said:
I would be amazing if there were Siri for Mac! So what do you guys think, what is the chance of Siri coming to Mac OS X?
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That seems like like the direction that Apple is taking. Rumors of bringing it to other iOS devices and even a Siri controlled tv set have surfaced recently. We just wait and see.
 
B.LI said:
Unlikely IMO, since laptops aren't always connected to the internet. Unless certain features will be turned off when theres no Wifi
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But, given the extra power of a computer vs. a phone, a lot of the stuff Siri offloads to the "cloud" could be done right on the local machine.
 
According relevated I am a sheep in almost everything I do.

I'm a computer sheep because I upgrade when my old one still works. I'm a shoe sheep because I buy shoes even when my old ones still fit. I'm a food sheep because I buy unecessary items such as wine. Baaaaaaaaaaaaa
 
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