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    IDF 2012: Siri's Coming to Ultrabooks (video) Discussion

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by J.R. Nelson, Sep 11, 2012.

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    As nice as Siri can be, I'd love it if my Windows 8 PC could do similar stuff. I'd be thrilled if I could be typing a document in Microsoft Word and then just press a button and say, "Play Johnny Cash" and my media player opens in a background window and plays some Johnny Cash songs from my music library. Or I could say, "Find out about the Bermuda Triangle" and my browser opens up (in the background) and does a Google search for the Bermuda Triangle.

    A convenient user experience like that would make me very likely to spend money on a new Windows 8 PC.
     
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    Why just Ultrabooks instead of all intel-toting Windows 8 machines?

    This would be a huge competitive boost to Atom-equipped and Ivy-Bridge-equipped iPad-fighting convertible tablets like the Envy X2 and the Vaio Duo 11.
     
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    Agreed. It should be all Windows 8 PCs ... but remember that we're talking about Intel and not Microsoft. Intel has a ton of money riding on the success of Ultrabooks.

    Sure, Intel cares about Windows 8, but they REALLY want to provide customers with reasons to spend more on Ultrabooks.
     
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    So, they're not entirely saying, but I suspect it may only be that it's free and pre-installed on these Ultrabooks. Nuance isn't stupid, and they know that there's a market out there for their Dragon Assistant software - but you might have to pay for it.
     
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    Intel could use this on convertible tablets to ensure the dominance of Atom tablets like the Envy X2 and Thinkpad Tablet 2 over ARM tablets like the Microsoft Surface. Windows RT has got to be a threat to Intel if the Surface RT gains momentum.
     
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