“Siri, a voice-controlled virtual personal assistant that relies on artificial intelligence, is the most advertised feature of the new iPhone 4S from Apple,” Nigam Arora reports for Forbes. “Apple has done an excellent job at integrating Siri with other apps on the phone.”
“Google’s Android has been losing high-end business to Apple because of the popularity of Siri,” Arora reports. “Now, Google is taking its first step to battle Siri with Alfred. Google has acquired Clever Sense, the maker of Alfred.”
Arora reports, “However Google Android enthusiasts will have to wait for a while before Alfred can truly battle Siri. You cannot speak to Alfred like you can speak to Siri. Alfred does not speak back to you. You cannot ask Alfred about the weather like you can ask Siri. Alfred cannot help you with directions like Siri can. Of course the best feature of Siri is its tight integration with other applications such as the address book and calendar. In contrast, Alfred is an island.”
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MacDailyNews Take: Alfred can only sense text. That does’t seem very clever at all.
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