Microsoft buys Nuance for nearly $20B

Re:Microsoft buys Nuance for nearly $20B by i_have_an_idea on Monday April 12, 2021 @11:39AM (#26780613)

Siri is terrible, but have you tried Google Assistant? I find it very accurate at recognizing my speech and very fast. It feels like a vastly superior product and I definitely find myself using it on my Google devices.

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Re:Microsoft buys Nuance for nearly $20B by suddenexample on Monday April 12, 2021 @03:44PM (#26784205)

Google Assistant is pretty good. But Google's on-device voice transcription in GBoard (unsure if it's a Pixel exclusive) is borderline magical. The delay between speaking a word and having it appear on the screen is shockingly short.

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Re:Microsoft buys Nuance for nearly $20B by i_have_an_idea on Monday April 12, 2021 @04:16PM (#26784603)

Oh yeah, the transcription is super good. I'm so sad it is crippled on iOS by requiring some weird app switching to work. Except for that part, it is super faster there too.

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Re:Microsoft buys Nuance for nearly $20B by hn_throwaway_99 on Monday April 12, 2021 @04:45PM (#26784946)

Yeah, came in to say this. Google Assistant has consistently gotten better year after year. I'm surprised it understands me sometimes.

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