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Microsoft shuts down Cortana, Apple should do the same with Siri (9to5mac.com)
submitted 3 years ago by [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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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[–] 51 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Nah, I use Siri daily for simple tasks. Turning on lights, setting timers, adding things to my groceries list. She’s simple, but perfectly fine for simple tasks.

Please leave her the fuck alone :’)

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  • [+] -31 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    Do you really want to give Apple access to your house?

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  • [–] 24 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    For most people, if they want any kind of home automation then they'd have to trust someone, as most people won't be able to deploy and maintain their own system. So now you have 2 options (other than just not automating your home)

    • Trust a company you already have to trust (since they provide the OS and hardware for your computer, phone, tablet, watch, etc.)
    • Trust an additional company

    So would you rather bet on 1 company not being evil, or 2 companies not being evil?

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  • [+] -8 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Then what about not automating your house?

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  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Sure, that’s an option. And we don’t need central heating, a fireplace worked fine. We didn’t even need to build houses, we were fine living in caves. And who needs fire anyway, raw meat and berries are more than enough.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Make sure you at least have a plumbed toilet if you're going to be eating raw meat and berries

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