[vi-android] Re: The Voice-Off: Android versus Siri
- From: Quentin Christensen <quentin.christensen@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: vi-android@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2014 09:08:18 +1100
Hi all,
Both of you made good points - Steve's perhaps somewhat more succinct
and brief than Colin :)
I actually think the article is still quite interesting, it is a good
comparison of the situation as it was, and really as you say Colin, it
was only a few months ago, and particularly with the way Android updates
are rolled out, a comparison from 2011 would be just as relevant for
users with older phones.
One update Android has made in this area since August is that you can
now interact with Google Now hands free by saying "Ok Google ... " and
then your command.
While the article was trying to be comprehensive, some of the features
are perhaps a bit more gimmicky or localised than would suit everyone.
Personally I love the humour aspect of Siri (ask it why firetrucks are
red, or what the moon is made of for instance), but is that useful in
anything but entertainment value? No. Can you do the same thing with
Android, not the humour in Google Now maybe, but there are plenty of
apps out there which will entertain you...
Also the section on restaurants states that either platform can search
for local restaurants, but only Siri offers the ability to book via
OpenTable.com - I just had a look and it seems to be mostly in the US
with some in other countries (Not Australia so it's of absolutely no use
to me) - also I'm certainly not at the point where I would trust my
phone to make a booking at a random restaurant - I'd at least personally
rather do a search for local Italian restaurants (in the example) and
then ask it to book me a table a Luigi's for 7pm tonight. How many
times have you done a google search and only looked at the very first
result it gave you (or used the I'm feeling lucky button)...
To be honest I think the upshot of the article remains true: Both
platforms can do a few different tasks - some even well - but neither is
anywhere near perfect, 100% accurate or completely reliable in all
situations, and I believe as much as the manufacturers would have us
believe otherwise with every new release of software or hardware, that
will remain true for quite some time. I think it's also one of those
things where it's probably not worth basing your entire decision on
which platform to go with, on the basis of one feature as it is
currently - I think Apple and Google will keep leap frogging each other
on features like this and trying to one up each other - and that's good
for us - one maker will come out with a great new feature or huge update
to an existing feature... and soon enough, you'll see that on the other
ecosystem as well. It's definitely worth continuing to contribute these
kinds of articles here!
Kind regards
Quentin.
On 4/01/2014 6:05 AM, Colin Howard wrote:
Steve,
You obviously did not remember the start of my post where I said:
Note, I came across this amongst posts from way back August 2013 I suspect
matters have advanced since.
Instead of simply advising all you would say it is way out of date, it might
have been more useful and helpful to tell us what modifications have taken
place.
I find "throw-away" statements such as you sent most unnecessary, afterall,
we are not all up-to-date as you may think and at least this group is
intended, so far as I am aware, to be of assistance to it's subscribers.
Colin, who by the Lord's providence remains living
near Fareham in Southern England, hopes you
enjoyed a very blessed Christmas and are having a
peaceful, prosperous and happy New Year during 2014.
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