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Google Working On Siri Competitor Majel

Posted by timothy on from the what-are-you-doing-gene dept.

judgecorp writes "Google is working on a competitor to Apple's Siri voice input system. It's an extension to its existing Voice Actions offering with a name that should ring bells. Majel is named after Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, who was the voice of most of the Star Trek on-board computers, as well as playing Nurse Christine Chapel in the first series and being Gene Roddenberry's wife."

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  1. copycat company by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    It's clear which company is the innovator and which is the copycat:

    Apple: "We are redefining the smartphone. This is the new iPhone".

    Google: "Me too! I can make one that looks just like that."

    Apple: "We're creating Siri, a practical voice controlled AI with a personality."

    Google: "Me too! Only without the personality! But yeah, us too, we're doing voice control too! Lookee!"

    Seriously, google - do your own thing, don't just copy Apple over and over. It makes you look bad.