Hi MattB
"I think they have great technology, and the portico product seems real. I wonder, however, from a customer point of view, how many of us really need it?"
IMO, Portico is in its infancy. The voice technology that GMGC has will go far beyond the Portico product. You are obviously very able. Think about all the disabled people, example Christopher Reeve, who through using just his voice can do practically everything you can do - access the internet, switch on & off appliances and write correspondence all just by using his voice. How many people really need this? Millions! And the rest of us that are able and busy trying to perform a myriad of tasks all at once; voice recognition fits the ticket.
Simplyfying peoples lives is what General Magic's products are all about.
Technology such as this, takes time to develop. How many times have you heard people say - "who needs a VCR" , "I'll never need a Cellular phone", "Shopping over a computer? That will never happen?" So FWIW, I want to be ahead instead of always chasing. lol
All IMO
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