It was recently announce by Google that the amazing voice search that has been putting Siri to shame is becoming availible on iOS devices very soon. What makes this interesting is that this feature which was previously only availible on Android 4.1 and some 4.0 devices will be availible to the users of Google's top competing mobile OS. Android fanboys everywhere are scratching their heads and asking "Why dear god why? The horror!" Maybe I over exagerate. Hell, as a huge fan of Android, I asked that question for a nano second or two. But then I remember what Google is. Google is a search company. They are an ad company. The entire reason Google bought and developed Android and develops things like Chrome is not to make massive profits from them (although it helps) or to fuel fanboy wars between Android and iOS. No, the reason Google does all it does is to protect their profitable search and advertising castle. Android, Chrome, Project Glass, all of these are Google's defeances against competition. Taken in this light, Google's release of the Google Now like voice search function that makes Siri cry like the little girl she really is just reaffirms that Google has some leaders at the helm that know what they are doing. Android fanboys out there, just remember that Android would die without Google search. The one thing that pisses me off about the Google Now search function on iOS is that the majority of Android users are left out. That will change as OEMs stop using Gingerbread and start using Jelly Bean, but OEMs can be lazy at times. Case in point, I'm writing this post on a phone running Android 2.3.4. But that will be changing very, very, very soon. Just remember people, you heard it here first!
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