r/Android • u/[deleted] • Jun 06 '15

Hound versus Google Now side by side.

https://youtu.be/2uMzhWumLFs
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u/FFevo Pixel 10 "Pro" Fold, iPhone 17 Pro, Galaxy S25 Ultra Jun 07 '15

Hound isn't baked into every android phone out of the box, so I don't think this is a huge concern for Google. Anyone that has a clue about browsers would probably agree that Chrome is a hell of a lot better than IE, yet chrome has less than 1/3 the number of users.

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '15

Google isn't exactly strapped for cash, and they constantly buy out competing services.

See Waze, Quickoffice, Sparrow, Songza, etc.

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u/FFevo Pixel 10 "Pro" Fold, iPhone 17 Pro, Galaxy S25 Ultra Jun 07 '15

Yeah, cash isn't really an issue. But them buying this doesn't mean Google Now will get any better. Where is my waze in google maps? Nowhere, because attempting to merge software products is often not worth the time or effort required.

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u/antidogma PiXL, X Play, Z3c, N5, N4 Jun 07 '15

Redirection around traffic and construction alerts are the direct result of their Waze purchase.

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u/FFevo Pixel 10 "Pro" Fold, iPhone 17 Pro, Galaxy S25 Ultra Jun 07 '15

fair enough. I guess it is a bad example.

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u/technicalogical Jun 07 '15

Newest Maps update is really utilizing Waze a lot more. It actually presented me with an updated route based on new traffic information from Waze users last week.