Say hello to Google Allo: a smarter messaging app

Re:Say hello to Google Allo: a smarter messaging app by CoryG89 on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @09:10AM (#12547794)

> Unless someone has (1) identified a mass need exactly the same as yours, and (2) made an app that does exactly that you are out of luck.

While this may be particularly true of mobile right now, I feel the above statement is, and has always been, true of software in general.

It's still early days for mobile, despite the amazing capability that's already there. It will get there eventually.

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Re:Say hello to Google Allo: a smarter messaging app by organsnyder on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @09:31AM (#12547956)

Until someone releases a revolutionary new way of interacting with a mobile device, larger devices—with dedicated, larger, more comfortable input and output methods—will always be more efficient. Software isn't the issue.

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Re:Say hello to Google Allo: a smarter messaging app by tim333 on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @09:38AM (#12548013)

Possibly but there are fundamental limitations to having a small screen and no proper keyboard. I also annotated a map the other day on the macbook and have no great desire to do it by prodding the 4" bit of glass on my iPhone.

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