Microsoft shuts down Cortana, Apple should do the same with Siri::Cortana is Microsoft’s virtual assistant, which was introduced in 2014 back when Windows Phone was still a thing. Similar to…

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    1 year ago

    It’s too embedded into their services at the moment. Like you can’t even use CarPlay unless you enable Siri. I like the idea but in contrast they could also just try to make it good lol.

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      1 year ago

      not only that, they also sell smart speakers whose only interaction is with siri. Shutting down siri would turn those $300 speakers into paper weights. this article is a really bad take.

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      1 year ago

      Whoa, you need Siri enabled for CarPlay?! I refuse to have any voice things turned on any devices and I’ve been considering upgrading my horribly slow double DIMM radio to a CarPlay radio. I guess I’ll skip that.

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        1 year ago

        Yep. I don’t own a car, but I rented one and wanted to give CarPlay a spin for the first time. It was like please enable Siri. I ended up doing it, but became very annoyed with Siri not long after I brought the car back. Would definitely be an issue for me if I owned the thing instead of renting.

        If you do any car shopping, just ask the dealer if you can try it. Would be a good way to verify if what I’m saying is still true.

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          1 year ago

          That’s fair! Honestly I just want a Bluetooth connection that doesn’t have a 1-2 second delay. Maybe FLAC support from flash drives.

          My current radio plays MPs from flash drives, but won’t let you CHANGE THE SONG if you’re not stopped. So I use my phone via BT, which has this awful delay when doing anything at all.

          With my last car, I used my beloved Bluetooth to 3.5mm adapter, which connects instantly, has no delay, and sounds magnificent. I would happily do with this car… BUT THE RADIO DOESN’T HAVE A GOT DANG 3.5MM JACK.

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            1 year ago

            I think the car I rented could do Bluetooth audio without using CarPlay. I don’t remember how good/bad the delay was though.

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            1 year ago

            I am genuinely curious… how could it possibly matter if there is a small delay on audio playback?

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              1 year ago

              Watching video while parked? Impossible.

              Volume down? Enjoy loud.

              Forward? More song. No new song.

              Bad. No delay good.

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                1 year ago

                The only thing here that reads as English is the video use case. If I ever watched a video in my car I’d identify. But I don’t and may never do that.

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                  1 year ago

                  It’s ANNOYING when I change a track foward or turn down the volume for any reason and it DOESN’T DO THE THING for a while.

                  Is that really so difficult for you to grok?

                  Do you need it translated better?

                  It’s annoying because I have a device that DOESN’T DO THAT but I cannot plug it in as my car doesn’t have a standard 3.5mm jack or a way to plug an adopter in.

                  I don’t watch videos in my car, except when I’m waiting for someone to go to my car and I’m already in my car.

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                    1 year ago

                    I was honestly just curious. I’ve used BT audio for years and that never really registered on my radar as a concern so I didn’t know.

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      1 year ago

      I am also reasonably sure — not 100%, but reasonably — that Siri has something to do with the transcription process for visual voicemail.