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0 pointsjamalaramala1y ago0 comments

> I guess it’s hard to imagine new features or even incremental quality updates as a viable business idea.

There is market for privacy; but the missing piece, after so many years, is how to synchronize calendars in a seamless way.

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ivan_gammel1y ago

It’s not just that. Manual entry is still a thing happening too often. Yes, some apps allow to put your booking in a calendar, but that doesn’t cover all use cases. You call, make an appointment — getting an ical via SMS after the call would be great. You open a website, then check there the opening hours or schedule, taking that information to your calendar app would be great. Etc etc.

woleium1y ago

do you need that clutter on your calendar though, when a voice query to perplexity (or siri et al when they catch up) will answer your question about opening hours when you need the information?

ivan_gammel1y ago

Voice queries exist in a small bubble, most users in the world are not used to it. And of course AI may never be able to catch up with hyperlocal information that may not even be available to robots.

As for the clutter, no, there won’t be clutter. There exists a conventional 3-view UI for calendars, but there can be more context-specific variants. E.g. separating awareness from booking on customer journey means that first I add a reminder with the opening hours and later calendar will present an opportunity to book.

freddie_mercury1y ago

A quick Google tells me Perplexity doesn't support my language, so no a voice query to Perplexity won't work.

"Perplexity is now available in Korean (한국어), Japanese (日本語), German (Deutsch), French (Français), and Spanish (Español)"

It's missing 3 of the top 5 languages spoken in the world today. It only has 3 of the top 10 most spoken languages in the world.

Also everyone in my country drives scooters and I don't see how voice commands are supposed to work with that kind of setup.

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TeMPOraL1y ago

That's a filtering issue. For any case less trivial than checking if something is open right now, calendar view is superior. If you want to plan something, calendar view spanning multiple days, combining the thing with your existing plans and events, is pretty much a must.

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ivan_gammel1y ago

woleium1y ago

do you need that clutter on your calendar though, when a voice query to perplexity (or siri et al when they catch up) will answer your question about opening hours when you need the information?

ivan_gammel1y ago

Voice queries exist in a small bubble, most users in the world are not used to it. And of course AI may never be able to catch up with hyperlocal information that may not even be available to robots.

freddie_mercury1y ago

A quick Google tells me Perplexity doesn't support my language, so no a voice query to Perplexity won't work.

"Perplexity is now available in Korean (한국어), Japanese (日本語), German (Deutsch), French (Français), and Spanish (Español)"

It's missing 3 of the top 5 languages spoken in the world today. It only has 3 of the top 10 most spoken languages in the world.

Also everyone in my country drives scooters and I don't see how voice commands are supposed to work with that kind of setup.

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TeMPOraL1y ago

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