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Re:The Apple Goes Mushy Part I: OS X's Interface Decline by collyw on Tuesday July 26, 2016 @11:10AM (#12166175)
Everyone should be using the command line if that argument were true. Its much more efficient for most purposes once you know it well.
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Re:The Apple Goes Mushy Part I: OS X's Interface Decline by zeveb on Tuesday July 26, 2016 @12:12PM (#12166638)
> Everyone should be using the command line if that argument were true.

Well, yes — they should. Would you rather communicate with speech or by pointing and grunting?

We do need better languages for conversing with our computers, but we can't get rid of the need for language.

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Re:The Apple Goes Mushy Part I: OS X's Interface Decline by comex on Tuesday July 26, 2016 @01:53PM (#12167472)
They should... and they do, in the form of Siri! I hope someday it outgrows its current limitation to relatively simple tasks.
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Re:The Apple Goes Mushy Part I: OS X's Interface Decline by collyw on Thursday July 28, 2016 @01:18PM (#12181595)
Is Siri big in the US? Here in Europe I see a lot of people with iPhones but I have never seen anyone use Siri. I have seen my friend attempt whatsapp messages via the vice recognition thing while he is driving, but it looks way more hassle than what it is worth.
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Re:The Apple Goes Mushy Part I: OS X's Interface Decline by xyproto on Tuesday July 26, 2016 @12:02PM (#12166556)
Using that argument, having a keyboard is too advanced as well. A microphone and a pointing device should be enough. And it is, but we all know not having one kills productivity.
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