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Re:How Apple let Siri fall behind the Google Assistant and A... by notatoad on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @07:26PM (#16589283)
I've had similar confusion based on the anecdata: none of the android users i know (including myself) ever use the Google Assistant. Or if they do, they don't do it in public. most iPhone users i know use siri at least a little bit. So is Siri actually better? Or is there something else going on that makes it more usable even if it's technically not as "good"

And the quantity of articles complaining about siri would seem to back up the idea that siri is getting used a lot more - Google Assistant is certainly not perfect, it's got some glaring flaws [1]. If people were actually using it, they'd be complaining. The lack of press coverage about Google Assistant's weak points is not a good thing.

[1]https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/03/14/10-stupidly-simple-...

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Re:How Apple let Siri fall behind the Google Assistant and A... by maltalex on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @07:48PM (#16589408)
I have a related anecdote. After being on Android since version 1.5 I’ve recently switched over to an iPhone (8) due to privacy and security concerns. Thats when I begun using the voice assistance for the first time. For me, it was a trust issue - I simply had an easier time trusting Apple’s Siri with my voice. On Android I would disable every non-essential Google feature that I could. I don’t feel like I need to do that on IOS.
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Re:How Apple let Siri fall behind the Google Assistant and A... by grogenaut on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @07:40PM (#16589370)
I use google voice a ton. For dictating messages while in the car, and for setting reminders and calendar notifications while walking. Probbably adds up to around an hour of speaking a week.
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Re:How Apple let Siri fall behind the Google Assistant and A... by jacksmith21006 on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @08:14PM (#16589518)
Would say your friend is unusual. People that have GA I know use it all the time including myself. I also carry an iPhone and never use Siri like never.
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