Even more overused and misunderstood than the word "ecosystem"?
Hint: "ecosystem" is
newspeak for "walled garden".
I don't speak newspeak, but i am quite fluent in academic hype. according to research, an ecosystem need not be walled. I won't state that i have the definition of the word, but i have a definition:
Ecosystems can be defined as the “collection of the platform and the modules [or complements] specific to it” [22: 676].
For those who care: reference is Tiwana, A., B. Konsyski and A.A. Bush, “Research Commentary: Platform Evolution: Coevolution of Platform Architecture, Governance and Environmental Dynamics”, ISR 21(4), INFORMS, Linthicum: MA, 2010, pp. 675-687.
There is, of course, an even broader definition stemming from its use in economy, but i won't go into that here. Regardless, an ecosystem is just that: an ecosystem. The trick is getting it to work to best serve your interests :- )
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It's funny all the arm chair quarterbacks and back seat drivers posting here.
Sorry, but unless you work at Apple and are on the Siri team, I seriously doubt you know Apple's intentions with the software. Meaning how it works now and how it's supposed to work when it is finally released. Just because a few people have hacked the current beta onto other devices doesn't mean that it will in the future work on those devices.
For all we know, the A5 could in fact contain a DSP unit which could enable local speech recognition.
Challenge: Point out these arm chair quarterbacks and back seat drivers that claims to know Apples intentions with the software.
And, as already stated, it (Siri) not running in the future has no relevance for whether or not it runs today. In essence, moot point.
p.s. for all we know it could be running alien technology too. however, even if it does, it clearly doesn't stop it from running on 3GS.
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Why stop at Siri? The iPhone 4 and 4S cases are the same. Apple should give iPhone 4 users a walk in upgrade to an 8MP sensor too. There is no technical reason why not after all.
Way to miss the point. The argument was never that Apple should give everyone Siri, but that Apple could give everyone Siri. In that sense, yes, your remark is analogous albeit stupid - whats your point?