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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 03:32 AM Original message |
Google Chairman Eric tells US senators Apple's Siri could pose 'competitive threat' |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 03:37 AM Response to Original message |
1. Convene the 'search agent' wars |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 06:29 AM Response to Original message |
2. Siri is definitely interesting - we've asked all kinds of crazy questions... |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 06:48 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Siri is a "he" in the UK... |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 07:29 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. "Sideways moustache bicycle" lol - Wonder what Siri does with a Southern accent in the U.S. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 07:34 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Probably the same as it does with a Brooklyn accent.. |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 09:17 AM Response to Reply #7 |
16. Doubt those accents would be as difficult to translate electronically... |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 09:23 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Why? |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 09:31 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Nice try - I'm from the South so have no problem with a Southern accent. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 09:33 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Then perhaps you could explain why you think a Southern accent would be hard for a machine ? |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 09:34 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. I didn't post "because I said so." Think a bit - you might figure it out. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 09:35 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. No, you offered no explanation at all.. |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 09:44 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. I'm not into spoon feeding rude posters. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 09:51 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Your opinion is worth nothing if you refuse to elucidate the reasons you hold it.. |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 10:01 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Additional rudeness noted. |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 07:35 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Even when Google admits Apple has done something good, the haters can't resist. |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 08:02 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. "Hater"? What? The problems the iPhone 4s has with Scottish accents... |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 08:09 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Whenever people start throwing around "fanboi," it's clear where they're coming from. |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 10:13 AM Response to Reply #10 |
26. In this one, Siri performs quite admirably |
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NV Whino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 09:41 AM Response to Reply #3 |
22. I suspect there will be a solution to this very soon |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 07:20 AM Response to Original message |
4. I have yet to see anyone do anything with "Siri" other than |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 07:31 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Self delete - wrong place |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 07:44 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Why be a fanboi at all? |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 08:03 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. A fanboi is anyone who dares to actually like anything Apple does. |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 08:26 AM Response to Reply #4 |
13. Haha. My husband's having an affair with Siri. |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
14. BTW, to all those complaining that Siri isn't perfect...it's only a beta release. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 12:16 PM Response to Reply #14 |
28. The biggest problem is their servers can't handle the amount of traffic. |
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AsahinaKimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 09:03 AM Response to Original message |
15. Maybe he should just GOOGLE a solution? |
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saras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
27. not quite as good as "damn you, autocorrect" but still pretty funny |
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whistler162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
29. Does it have fringe on the top? |
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n2doc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
30. I fail to see the problem here |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-11 01:57 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. No I think they are giving Google heat on owning the search market. |
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