That was actually difficult to read due to the numerous typos. I guess my point is... if you want to be an authority about a subject, at least don't be lazy with your writing.
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Microsoft Launches New Cortana vs. Siri Ad Showing Off Context-Aware Reminders
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That was actually difficult to read due to the numerous typos. I guess my point is... if you want to be an authority about a subject, at least don't be lazy with your writing.
I thought that at first, but they say "any" flower shop. Siri requires a specific location rather than a general description of a place. I do wonder how that affects battery life though as adding a geofence for every flower shop or coffee shop would be adding a lot of possible locations...
It's a reflection of how Apple is not focused on software. They do just enough to sell their products and that's it. Take Pages and Numbers... both could've been better than Microsoft applications but Apple just doesn't work on them to the degree that it should, which is why Microsoft is still around. For Apple to dominate desktop computers and stay ahead in the smartphone space, it needs to develop the software side more... which is why Android has more features than iOS and iOS is slowly incorporating widgets after how long?
iOS 8 brings a lot more of Siri onto the device, no Internet connection required.
Again, changing in iOS 8.
This is a good idea. Tell Apple. www.apple.com/feedback
We love to throw our opinions out there, for sure. But you're right. That is strictly speaking from my own experience working with the feature. I just wish Apple had taken the time to update and expand Siri the same way that Google and Microsoft have updated Google Now and Cortana.
To me, Siri at this point is still a novelty, kitchy marketing feature that seems to work only half the time, but little beyond.
I'm half-and-half on agreeing with this. I don't think Apple's motives are as you describe. I just think they take a very conservative effort for the goal of simplicity and consistency. Different goals, but very similar outcome. Changes come slowly, and the software is not cluttered with hundreds of useless features.
All of these voice assistants look great in commercials with a white background. Get them out in the real world and start using proper nouns with ambient noise around you and it's a complete disaster. I stopped using Siri years ago.
No, that's your opinion. It's a fact that for at least some people, Siri works very well and they use it frequently.
That's the point... Siri requires you to know where a flower shop may be, and even then will only remind you to buy flowers as you're walking into the shop....
How, exactly, is that useful in the real world at all?
Being reminded to do something when you're about to drive by a shop, actually is useful, and exactly what many of us have been asking Apple for since Reminders first came out.
I think the bigger news is that it seems like someone at Microsoft has been reading macrumors.com comments and listening to us more than Apple has. Either that, or all my comments at apple.com/feedback get directed to an in-box at Microsoft?
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Curious that you're talking about Siri in the past tense, like Apple has given up on it. Do you have some inside information to share?
But, hum, Siri COULD do those things (and did when I tried).
Apples were accurate. I told Siri to set a reminder to tell my wife happy anniversary when she called (Siri created a reminder), the flower shop was not hard to find. I don't know what Microsoft was trying to show, but I'm pretty sure this was wrong since I was able to do them myself.
Apples were accurate. I told Siri to set a reminder to tell my wife happy anniversary when she called (Siri created a reminder), the flower shop was not hard to find. I don't know what Microsoft was trying to show, but I'm pretty sure this was wrong since I was able to do them myself.
Window's Phone 8.1 looks pretty good.
The Swipe Typing holds the Guinness Book of World's Record for Fastest Smart Phone keyboard entry.
Too bad Cortana doesn't actually sound like Cortana and call you "Chief" all the time.
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Apple is hiring up for the Siri Team. I know someone personally who got hired to work on it. Expect Siri improvements.
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Catherine Elizabeth Halsey
The Swipe Typing holds the Guinness Book of World's Record for Fastest Smart Phone keyboard entry.
Too bad Cortana doesn't actually sound like Cortana and call you "Chief" all the time.
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Apple is hiring up for the Siri Team. I know someone personally who got hired to work on it. Expect Siri improvements.
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Catherine Elizabeth Halsey
While Siri does have a certain amount of geo-aware and reminder capabilities, Cortana appears more advanced. I've yet to read anything about Siri advancements in iOS 8. Maybe similar capability is coming...
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I know. My mom got some new "smart phone" form Cricket. When I saw her last, she was showing me Google Now. Quick, accurate. Pretty impressive. Much more so than Siri - much to my dismay.
Hopefully, iOS 8 will help bridge that gap?
That may be, but my point had nothing to do with the accuracy or quality of the ad but how Microsoft now use the same approach and position themselves against "the standard" which most people are familiar with. That standard to compare against is now iPhone/iOS, not Windows.
she's from HALO. She is cool as
Remember when Halo was supposed to be released as a Mac OS exclusive?
Ill admit to being impressed with the functionality thats been built into Cortana. But theres no way in the burning underworlds theyll ever sell me a phone/tablet/ecosystem that has a user experience I hate based on a digital assitant.
Kinda like theyll never sell me a tablet thats supposed to replace my laptop by advertising a kickstand that makes it unusable as a laptop for me.
Sorry, Microsoft. Youre heading in the right direction, but youre not even close yet.
Kinda like theyll never sell me a tablet thats supposed to replace my laptop by advertising a kickstand that makes it unusable as a laptop for me.
Sorry, Microsoft. Youre heading in the right direction, but youre not even close yet.
The old Mac vs PC ads were indeed also PC vs PC ads. As every Mac is also a personal computer.