Daniel and Manton talk about Google’s recently announced Duplex AI for telephone conversations, and Microsoft’s announcement that it will share a larger percentage of revenues with its app store developers. They consider the merits of each announcement and whether they might spark a competitive response in Apple. Daniel talks about how a small bug request turned into a major overhaul of image handling in MarsEdit, and how the investment may pay off if he ever ports to iOS.
Download Audio (MP3, 72 minutes)
Many thanks to our sponsors this week:
- Linode: Cloud Hosting for You.
- Inside OmniFocus: Find out what’s coming in OmniFocus 3.
Links:
- Google Duplex – Blog post about the new AI system for phone calls, including recorded demos.
- Three Real People – Daniel’s Micro.blog post about telephone anxiety.
- Knowledge Navigator – Wikipedia page about John Sculley’s 30-year-old vision of a computerized personal assistant.
- Wanting an Open Voice Assistant Platform – Manton’s 2016 blog post about wish that Apple would open Siri to third party developers.
- A Better Revenue Share – Microsoft announces higher payouts to developers who sell through their store.
- Where Apple Went Wrong – Manton’s 2011 post about the problems with Apple’s 30% cut.
- Icro for Micro.blog – Post from Martin Hartl, developer of the 3rd party iOS app for Micro.blog.
