Google Drops Desktop Voice Search In Chrome (google.com)

PC World reports that even as Microsoft is pushing voice input on the desktop (in the form of an expanded role for its Cortana digital assistant), Google is responding to user (dis)interest in searching by voice from the desktop, by dropping "OK Google"-based voice commands in the latest iteration of Chrome. This seems too bad to me, so I wish they'd at least leave the voice input as an option; I've only lately been getting comfortable with search by voice on my phone, and though I've found the results to be hit or miss (my phone responds a bit too often to "OK," and seems to stumble even on some common words, spoken clearly), when it works I really like it.

Comments

Re: hmmm

[binarylarry]

I'm sorry Dave, did you say "OK Google, NSA?"

Re:Seems to me voice input is like touch input

[Anonymous Coward]

This is why Google needs to collect MORE data on my browsing habits - after a few weeks of grab-my-dick-'n'-double-click it knows exactly which midget clowns will most titillate me. Hell, it could pre-empt the times of day I'm likely to spank the monkey and be all, "Dave, your midget clown porn is ready for your regular morning meat-beating." It'd even know how quickly/slowly I like to browse through the pictures. I'd have to give it some sort of exception to the appointment like, "OK, Google, when my mother-in-law visits, ixnay on the idget clown pornmay." and if it isn't sure who my MiL is I can tell it to monitor my Fitbit for signs of severely increased blood pressure and dread.

Meanwhile, Microsoft would have a Clippy pop up on the screen and ask, "It looks like you're choking the chicken - would you like some help gripping that?" and before I know it a wiry piece of metal is wrapped round my John Thomas, grazing it to buggery, and I'm begging for forgiveness for all the times I made fun of people for suggesting it's time for Linux on the desktop.

The future is now!