“But there's one dumb mistake that could set Google Home up for failure. The company has decided not to give its new device a personal name.”— @Inc 2016https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/the-huge-mistake-google-is-already-making-with-its-new-google-home-device.html …
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Replying to @BrianRoemmele @Inc
The argument within Google was probably "People already say 'just google it'. Google already is a brand. a verb even. 'just google it' will extend to voice as well"
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Replying to @abombayboy @Inc
Abhijit, indeed seems like the logical thing to do when you surround yourself with like minded “Google test” passing folk. Yet this insular dare I say arrogant way to approach this user interface has already cost Google in a big way. Question is do they have the stuff to admit it
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Replying to @BrianRoemmele @Inc
One approach Google could use now as a part of on-boarding new users in fact could be "name your own device" , just like people name their pets. Will create more of a sense of ownership and belonging, and consequently engagement.
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Replying to @abombayboy @Inc
Abhijit, brilliant sir! Indeed one of my many private recommendations. Make total sense to just about everyone—except the folks that made this bone-headed decision.
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Replying to @BrianRoemmele @Inc
Ideally the system could be setup optionally using all recorded voice prompts of the users' own voice and TTS that is adapted to sound like the user. I know this TTS tech exists but dunno if it's scalable and not cost prohibitive. This allows one's own personalized voice bot.
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Bard, live it sir! Indeed yet another very logical and useful idea.
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