It seems Microsoft has a long way to go with regards to its voice recognition software used for TellMe.
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Oh that MS phone is so dirty *tsk tsk tsk*
MS will eventually get it right or buy someone who can lol. Same ol same ol.
it seems as though people think that tell me is new, It's been on win phone 7 since it came out. It's a technology over a year old, of course it isn't going to be as good as siri. Besides voice control has been on phones for years and I haven't seen it used once.
Siri has a sort of personality and accessibility that most other phones don't have. when i had WP7 most the the time holding the windows button would open the voice thing then it would crash, so i don't know how good it was lol.
What makes Siri much better than any other alternative is the fact that it actually feels like talking to a human and makes the task easier as opposed to other apps. I've used TellMe and Vlingo on both iOS and Android and the problem with such application is that they complicate the task rather than making it easier.
The best thing about Siri is the fact that you don't have to remember 'Keywords'. That makes a HUGE difference in terms of accessibility. I can ask 'How's the weather today' and it responds... You can follow it up with something like 'what about XYZ place?' and the again follow it up with 'is it gonna rain in ABC?' These context specific answers are what makes Siri special. In any other app, I would have to remember a keyword and say the same sentence for the above 3 task not missing the important words... Or else, like the video the dumb thing will directly search some garbage off Google.
This is just 1 example, there are countless such examples. Also, Apple can easily increase the functionality and add in more commands and even in the future maybe partner with some Companies to allow Siri working of 3rd party apps like Facebook, Netflix, Spotify etc (already, it's rumored that new commands are being added to iOS 5.1 update for accessing system features like starting camera, enabling 3G/Wifi etc...)
This is what most companies don't get and thats why they fall behind Apple. Apple knows exactly what the consumer wants, picks the idea (albeit old) and polishes to the point where people just love it and make a big deal and most anti-Apple fanboys go WTF we had that b4!!! Guess what... You did, but Apple polished the Coal and carved a Diamond out...