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Samsung Galaxy S8 to Debut 'Viv', the AI Assistant From the Creators of Siri
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Another nail in Apple's coffin. Apple has been failing now on a daily basis. Glad I don't have any Apple stock. It will soon be worthless!
So they're going to integrate this in less than a year and it's going to compete with Google Assistant? Sounds like a recipe for disaster. Hasn't Samsung learned their lesson about rushing things to market?
Exactly my thoughts.. The only people that care about the software are us iPhone owners.. None of this companies would still be around if Apple decided to up their hardware game a few years ago...
lol siri, the thing is even more useless than a kids sandpit in the middle of sahara desert.
Probably the same reason why Samsung invests in TouchWiz, to differentiate itself from the competition. I think that's a mistake. Let Google focus on the software and focus on making hardware (that doesn't explode).
They can't. The Google assistant is only going to be fully integrated on Googles Pixel phones. It will only be available on other Android devices and iOS via an app.
That's a bit optimistic, isn't it?
That there will even BE a Galaxy S8?
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Wish I could dispute you but I can't. To quote my granddaughter: "Siri is so lame, even asking YOU stuff makes more sense, grandpa!"
That there will even BE a Galaxy S8?
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Wish I could dispute you but I can't. To quote my granddaughter: "Siri is so lame, even asking YOU stuff makes more sense, grandpa!"
Viv was probably really nice when Samsung purchased it, but if they treat it like they do the Android OS, by the time it gets released it will be bloated with their own tweaks that will make people not want to use it.
Siri can't set my alarm without an internet connection. She never understands me and is so dumb compared to Google's AI.
Works for me.
Just asked it to turn my lights off (about to leave for work), works great. I also ask it to play songs in the car. Works the vast majority of the time unless the artist has a very unusual name
I had the same thought. They did the same thing with Samsung Pay. I guess they need a way to differentiate their devices from the rest of the Android riffraff.
Well, if people feel that Siri is falling too far behind, some people might leave the iPhone when the gap becomes greater. Apple makes most of its profits from the iPhone. So if they want to continue to be lazy with selling Macs, this will be less work for Apple to update some software on the iPhone instead.
That's what I was thinking. They just made this acquisition. They are reported to still be investigating the cause of the explosions in their Note 7's.
I love my Samsung S7 Edge. I think it's a great phone in so many ways. But I had to put up with some QC issues to end up here: Two recalled Note7's, one of which did overheat alarmingly and one regular S7 loaner that also ran hot and erratically.
I can see them implementing Viv and I can see it working well, but not consistently across every S8 they sell. I hope not, but I anticipate some bugginess. Oh, I just saw a news article that says the release of the new phone may be delayed to April. Even that seems to be pushing it.
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Siri is far from dead. Siri works well if you know how to talk to her. Google's varying forms of AI are somewhat better but the gap is not insurmountable.
