Googles approach to smart stuff is so weird and backwards.
Google Now was truly impressive. It genuinely saved time, and it’s smartness could easily wow people.
Assistant is already a massive step backwards from that, but compared to both Siri and in particular Alexa at least understands you better and can control most smart home stuff.
And now Gemini shows that the only use case Google seems to be aware of is people doing searches via voice input. As if that is what people used Now/Assistant for…
I miss Google Now… just swipe, and all the relevant information is there. No need to prompt it, no need to wait for a response, and no audio noise to get the information I need.
“But we need a better way to monetize it with buzzwords! We can’t have functional code! Quick! Create three projects redundant to this one, five of which we will cancel!”
Googles approach to smart stuff is so weird and backwards.
Google Now was truly impressive. It genuinely saved time, and it’s smartness could easily wow people.
Assistant is already a massive step backwards from that, but compared to both Siri and in particular Alexa at least understands you better and can control most smart home stuff.
And now Gemini shows that the only use case Google seems to be aware of is people doing searches via voice input. As if that is what people used Now/Assistant for…
I miss Google Now… just swipe, and all the relevant information is there. No need to prompt it, no need to wait for a response, and no audio noise to get the information I need.
It was perfect for my needs.
“But we need a better way to monetize it with buzzwords! We can’t have functional code! Quick! Create three projects redundant to this one, five of which we will cancel!”
Gemini is “AI” which is good for the share price and executive bonuses. Product development does not necessarily offer such benefits.