Cortana is Microsoft’s virtual assistant, which was introduced in 2014 back when Windows Phone was still a thing. Similar to...

Microsoft shuts down Cortana, Apple should do the same with Siri::Cortana is Microsoft’s virtual assistant, which was introduced in 2014 back when Windows Phone was still a thing. Similar to…

    • BorgDrone@lemmy.oneEnglish
      25·
      1 year ago

      For most people, if they want any kind of home automation then they’d have to trust someone, as most people won’t be able to deploy and maintain their own system. So now you have 2 options (other than just not automating your home)

      • Trust a company you already have to trust (since they provide the OS and hardware for your computer, phone, tablet, watch, etc.)
      • Trust an additional company

      So would you rather bet on 1 company not being evil, or 2 companies not being evil?

      • GreenCrush@lemmy.worldEnglish
        42·
        1 year ago

        You can automate your house yourself without the need for a big corp to step in and get access to your home.

        • BorgDrone@lemmy.oneEnglish
          187·
          1 year ago

          Sure, that’s an option. And we don’t need central heating, a fireplace worked fine. We didn’t even need to build houses, we were fine living in caves. And who needs fire anyway, raw meat and berries are more than enough.

        • MyrhialEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          For some people it isn’t a choice, it offers accessibility. Even for someone able bodied the convenience of it can be in increase in quality of life. We should of course be careful at what cost that comes. But speaking of costs, it’s certainly made these things very affordable.

    • 6xpipe_@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      I use Shortcuts to bridge Siri to my Home Assistant setup. Apple doesn’t control my house.