This week on the ÌÇÐÄVlog podcast, Victor talks about Siri, the spat between people responsible for it, Google Assistant on the iPad, and the problems around a Fitbit for kids.
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editor discusses:
- The Information spoke to anonymous Apple sources who spoke about the litany of problems with Siri, especially in its early days at Apple
- This prompted Dag Kittlaus who co-founded Siri to respond. Pull up a chair and grab some popcorn, we never see this happen.
- It's kind of strange just how many times Siri has bounced around among managers. Forstall, Williamson, Cue, Federighi...
- Google Assistant comes to iPad. Google deserves some credit for what they've accomplished.
- France's Finance Minister is going to take Apple and Google to court over App stores. We'll be watching to see how this develops.
- Calendar 2 returns to the Mac App Store, minus its cryptocurrency miner. Why does a calendar application mine cryptocurrency? I'm glad you asked...
- United Healthcare adds Apple Watch Series 3 to their motion device program, giving insured people up to 1000 USD for accomplishing motion goals.
- Fitbit announces their second generation smartwatch, and a Fitbit for kids. There are a lot of problems around a device tracker for kids. Have they addressed them all?
- and, a tip about how to view and DVR over-the-air TV on AppleTV
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Show note links:
- Apple's Siri history was plagued by infighting, mistakes and developer alienation, report says
- Ex-Apple executives snipe on Twitter following Siri launch account
- Apple updates leadership page with new hires, shift in Siri lead to Craig Federighi
- Google Assistant arrives on the iPad, but still isn't going to replace Siri soon
- France plans to take Apple and Google to court over 'abusive commercial practices'
- 'Calendar 2' returns to Mac App Store after Apple takedown, developer to put cryptocurrency mining proceeds toward improved features
- UnitedHealthcare adds Apple Watch Series 3 to insurance discount program
- Fitbit intros iPhone-connected Versa smartwatch & kids-oriented Ace fitness tracker
- How to get television to your Apple TV without using a streaming service
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