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…

  • diprount_tomatoEnglish
    -31•11 months ago

    Do you really want to give Apple access to your house?

    • @[email protected]English
      24•11 months 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?

      • @GreenCrushEnglish
        2•11 months ago

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

      • diprount_tomatoEnglish
        -8•11 months ago

        Then what about not automating your house?

        • @[email protected]English
          10•11 months 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.

          • diprount_tomatoEnglish
            3•11 months ago

            The downvotes definitely prove your point

    • 6xpipe_English
      3•11 months ago

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