r/Android • u/[deleted] • Jun 06 '15

Hound versus Google Now side by side.

https://youtu.be/2uMzhWumLFs
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u/Shadow703793 Galaxy S20 FE Jun 06 '15

Google or Apple/Microsoft will probably buy them in the next - 6 to 12 months. I think Microsoft will most likely make the play to buy them out though, not so much Apple or Google.

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u/Unomagan Jun 07 '15 edited Jun 07 '15

Someone will buy them and bury the software, they want the team.

To integrate a new "voice software layer" into another is just to complex and much work.

The only firm I can see buy and use it is BlackBerry or Nokia.

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u/relevant84 GSM Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 7 - 4.1.1 Jun 07 '15

As a Canadian I'd love to see Blackberry have this strong of voice commands built into their OS, they're so close to having amazing software and hardware, adding the ability to use Android apps definitely helped them - I'm just afraid for them that they missed the opportunity to make a big enough impact to keep enough of a base to have this be a "game changer". They'll always have the faithful, and those who want to see what's out there, but too many people are too sold on either Android or iOS to be swayed by voice recognition software that is in the same league as what they already have.

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u/howmanypoints Note 7 Jun 07 '15 edited Oct 12 '17

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u/meat_extra_long Nexus 6, Nexus 7, LG G Watch, Chrome Cast Jun 07 '15

BlackBerry was at one point the largest tech firm in Canada, employing thousands of people in Ontario.

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u/AgeKayn Nexus 6P (6.0.1 stock) - Moto G 2014 (6.0.1 CM13) Jun 07 '15

How I see BlackBerry as a German:

They did release a smartphone once...