subject: Five Reasons That Apple's Siri Can Not Threaten Google [print this page] Although Apple's Siri is welcomed by the users, it is not enough to constitute a real threat to Google. It is true that Siri can change the way we interact with mobile products, but Siri is difficult to shake Google's position. In the short term, there is not any product technology that can beat Google.
The following are five reasons that Google does not have to worry about the threat of Siri, provided that Google develop their own related applications in the next 24 months.
First, it is almost certain that Apple will not authorize any other smart phone manufacturers to use Siri. If Siri still only supports iOS system, then its market share is not enough to constitute a real challenge on Google. Can this application take away a lot of Google's income? I think not. At most, the application can only cause interference to Google, but not enough to threaten Google's status.
Second, Android products have been sold sell in the market. Although I do not plan to give up my iPhone and replace with Android product, but there are still many people will buy Android phones. The voice applications that Google develop do not have to so cool or good like Siri, it is fine as long as it is practical.
Third, Siri is difficult to be widely used by a variety of groups. Apple has never been a popular brand of civilians because of its higher prices. If you are not fans of Apple products, then you do not think Siri application is so wonderful like the iPhone users. But its imperfect function may soon allow users to feel some troublesome.
Fourth, Google has to understand the needs of users and have the required data. Google has the ability to launch better voice applications, at least better than Siri in the data function. But the challenge that Google face is to understand how to make the application understand the users' questions.
Fifth, at present Google's search functions have only a few cross with Siri's applications. Siri is not the application that is able to replace Google's search function. In the world of Google, the user will get a number of results after the search and make choice. The Siri is very convenient to search in the mobile world. It reduces the search scope and results and improves the smart phone features such as voice dialing. Siri is not enough to constitute a real threat to Google.
