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Episode 5: Siri

Dec 14, 2015

44:36

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Build or Buy?

00:24

Is Apple Doing This in Building What They Are Doing to Day?

02:41

A YES, I'm Going to Give It a B

02:04

The Future of Computers

03:15

Introduction

3min

Acquired - Episode Five

2min

The History of Sere

3min

The Newance Speech Recognition Technology

2min

Iro Duck Tape - A New Idea for the iPhone

2min

Apple's Acquisition of Sere

2min

Scott Forestall - The Tony Award Winning Broadway Musical

4min

Apple's Acquisition of Seri

2min

Apple's Getting Away From Nuance

2min

10.

Sere, the Product Slash Feature, Hasn't Lived Up to Its Promise, Right?

2min

11.

Amazon's Seri Acquisition Isn't a Failure, but It's a Great Acquisition.

1min

12.

Is the Apple Watch a Critical Part of Any Platform?

2min

13.

Is Apple Doing This in Building What They Are Doing to Day?

3min

14.

The Future of Computers

3min

15.

I've Been on an Airb and B Kick Lately. Deserve My Vise

3min

16.

Are You Using Seri Daily?

2min

17.

I Think It's Time to Give It a Grade A

2min

18.

A YES, I'm Going to Give It a B

2min

19.

Tegus - Achieved - Is Awesome?

2min

In the last episode of 2015, Ben and David discuss Apple's acquisition of Siri. Notable topics include:

The founding of Siri by Dag Kittlau, Adam Cheyer, and Chris Brigham.
Scott Forstall on the Apple side, and the end of his time at the company.
The other Apple acquisitions around Siri, including Topsy, Novauris Technologies, OttoCat.
Cue, Spotsetter, VocalIQ, and Perceptio.
The team Apple built around Siri post-acquisition, including Alex Acero from Microsoft Research.
Speculation on the future of voice and its role in everyday computing.

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