MacVoices #22004: MacVoices Live! Expectations and Desires for 2022 - HomePod and Smart Assistants (3)

<p>The extended Siri discussion wraps up with a comparison to a very old (and fondly remembered) program. The next set of expectations and desires included why Apple needs to focus on a HomePod ecosystem or whether the existing iPhone/app is adequate, and how it has one key feature that may be an advantage or a disadvantage. Have an Amazon Echo? It may be able to do more than you think, but you would never know it. Next, the Windows-on-macOS debate takes center stage. (Part 3) </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.smilesoftware.com" rel="noopener"><img height="73" style="border: 0pt none;" border="0" src="http://www.macvoices.com/ads/SmileLogo2010-Horz-web-500w.jpg" alt="Smile" width="303" class="aligncenter" align="middle" /></a></p> <p>This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the makers of TextExpander for Mac, iPad, and iPhone. Find out more at <a href="http://textexpander.com/podcast"><strong>TextExpander.com/podcast</strong></a>.</p> <!--more--> <br /> <h3>Show Notes:</h3> <p><strong>Links:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.thepbloveco.com/"><strong>PBLove</strong></a></p> <p><strong><a href="https://amzn.to/3mMf1Xh">Eve Energy</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://artisanalsoftwarefestival.com"><strong>Winterfest 2021</strong></a></p> <p><strong><br />Guests:</strong></p> <p><strong>Patrice Brend’amour</strong> is the creator, advocate and Product Manager of a global healthcare software initiative, which is not only pushing the industry to provide user-centered solutions using the latest advances in UX and technology, but also advancing the sharing of medical information between healthcare providers across the world. He is also an avid podcaster, mainly in the technology space, as well as a maintainer and contributor to a number of open source projects. Everything he does can be linked to from <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/weather-gods/id1041512978?mt=8"><strong>The Patrice</strong></a>, you can <a href="https://twitter.com/casual_kitchen"><strong>follow