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  • Tim Cook being 'intrusive' to Hollywood in quest for family-friendly video fare

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    Apple should not be in the content creation space. It’s not their forte, it’s not their brand and they aren’t cut out for the loose messiness required. Micromanaging content guarantees awful, anodyne output. They should stick to licensing and curating. 
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  • Apple sticking to family-friendly video efforts to avoid offense from viewers

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    Then they should prepare to lose the streaming wars. People that want squeaky-clean will have Disney’s streaming service. Nobody else is going to pay for bleached content. 
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  • Fifth generation of Apple TV to bring 4K compatibility, little else - report

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    The Apple TV is the same size as the Echo Dot -- why can't it have the same great microphones with Siri integration so I can replace the Dot and have ONE device to control my living room via speech. Utterly brain dead if this is missing.

    And 4k? Who cares?! It should have been in the last version!

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  • Is Apple getting Siri-ous in the face of Amazon's Alexa Echo?

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    andrewj5790 said:
    thadgarrison said:
    Regardless of how the technologies affect the bottom lines of each company, Apple does have catching up to do with the quality of the Siri experience compared to both Google and Amazon. Siri feels very restrictive compared to competitors, requiring more precise phrasing to get an adequate answer. The other two feel more freeform and conversational, particularly Google Now.

    One reason behind this is that Google/Amazon are not afraid to use customer data to bolster AI learning, which will potentially allow them to stay ahead of Apple. Apple has painted themselves into a corner a bit by being so loud and proud about customer privacy. While their stance on privacy is obviously highly respectable, the reality is that AI software needs real world input to improve and Google/Amazon (particularly Google) are in a position that may offer exponential rather than incremental improvements.

    I'd also like to point out this bad assumption in your article:
    "In contrast, moving from iOS devices and the rest of Apple's platform to new hardware running a different ecosystem, just to access another voice assistant, is a much more difficult transition for users to make."

    At least in the case of Alexa, nothing is further from the truth. I was given an Echo Dot as an unexpected Xmas present and found it delightfully easy to use. It has quickly replaced "Hey Siri" as my go-to for voice control of lights and common questions like weather. The fight here might not be about which technology makes the most money, but which voice service gets the most mind share first, becoming the "Google" or "Kleenex" of voice assistance.
    Let us know when you buy an amazon phone and computer (or a droid and a pc), just to better utilize Alexa. That's what dan meant by moving away from apple's ecosystem. We have an Alexa and her recognition of my commands is about 15% better than Siri, meaning we have to try twice or more times to accomplish something multiple times a week, but just slightly less than with Siri, and that's with amazon having a big cylinder with many mics at its disposal.
    I don't see a phone/computer switch happening anytime soon, but I'm abandoning Apple TV for the better search integration and higher-end features of Shield TV (Google) and have purchased other household products specifically because they work with Alexa. I think it's a mistake to think of the big future opportunity as an ecosystem around what works best with one's phone/computer, it'll be an ecosystem (or a combination of ecosystems) around what works best with one's lifestyle. So, Apple might keep me in their ecosystem for handheld computing, but Amazon will run the ecosystem for my home. I'd rather it all be Apple, but I'm not going to settle for a subpar solution out of brand loyalty.
    williamlondon

  • Is Apple getting Siri-ous in the face of Amazon's Alexa Echo?

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    timgallowaybox said:
    Sorry.  I am a huge long term Apple fanboy.   But...I have to disagree with the entire premise of this article.  Yes Apple's profitability is clearly amazing and unprecedented....but I wish APPLEINSIDER would actually publish some articles that are critical of APPLE...not bashing Apple but some actual constructive criticism with brutal honesty.  Siri needs a big Kick in the Pants.  I loved Siri from the Get Go.....But now I have to say I don't love her at all.  I do love Alexa.  My whole family absolutely loves our AMAZON ECHO uses it DAILY.   ALEXA actually has some "humanness" in her ability to actually interact with questions.  I wouldn't be surprised if Google Home surpasses everyone as best in AI out there....Google simply has the most DATA of anyone to resource their AI.  

    Ben, are you really satisfied with Siri?  Is anyone out there satisfied with Siri?  

    APPLEINSIDER---Put up a POLL ASKING all IPHONE USERS:  Are you satisfied with SIRI?

      
    You pinpoint a real problem with most of the Apple reporting ecosystem. It's become an echo chamber of unwarranted forgiveness and excuse-making for Apple. As a longtime Apple fanboy, I want to see writers looking at the company with a critical eye. There are lots of huge companies that make loads of money churning out mediocre products, I don't want to see Apple become one of them. Making pretty designs and hoarding cash isn't enough, they've lost sight of the importance of striving for a perfect EXPERIENCE. Appleinsider should have the journalistic integrity to hold Apple's feet to the fire and not just regurgitate Apple's marketing bullet points.
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