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Ngemuva kwempumelelo ye-Amazon ngesipika sayo se-Echo, lapho ifake khona umsizi ohlakaniphile we-Alexa, sekube kuningi muva nje. uyaqagela mayelana nokuthi i-Apple izomlandela yini ngendlela efanayo ngobuhlakani bayo bokwenziwa be-Siri. Google noma kunjalo wenza. Kepha umenzi we-iPhone ngokusobala unezinhlelo ezihluke kancane.

Ngokusho komhlaziyi uTim Bajarin, ngubani wabhala umagazini Isikhathi isihloko "Kungani i-Apple ingadali esiqhudelana naye i-Amazon Echo", i-Apple inazo izinhlelo ezifanayo ne-Siri njenge-Amazon, ukuze umsizi wayo akwazi ukulawula izinto eziningi ngangokunokwenzeka, kodwa ngendlela ehluke kancane.

Yize i-Amazon iphumelele, i-Apple ayinayo intshisekelo ebonakalayo yokukopisha i-Echo. Kusukela ezingxoxweni zami nabaphathi be-Apple, ngifinyelele esiphethweni sokuthi banentshisekelo enkulu yokuguqula i-Siri ibe umsizi we-AI otholakala yonke indawo kuwo wonke amadivayisi kunokudala umkhiqizo owodwa ozosebenza njengethuluzi le-Siri. I-Apple nayo inentshisekelo enkulu ku-Siri njengesikhungo sokulawula ikhaya elihlakaniphile, njengoba kufakazelwa idemo yakamuva ehlaba umxhwele ye-HomeKit.

Tim Bajarin izixhumanisi lapha esigabeni esisha Sekhaya kuwebhusayithi ye-Apple, lapho i-Apple ikhombisa amandla e-HomeKit nokuthi ingenza kanjani ikhaya lonke. Kuvidiyo enamathiselwe, uSiri naye udlala indima ekhaya elihlakaniphile, elikhona kokubili ku-iPhone futhi, isibonelo, ku-iPad - okungukuthi, lapho idingeka khona.

Kuyiqiniso ukuthi ukudala umkhiqizo ofana ne-Amazon Echo noma mhlawumbe Ikhaya le-Google, lapho kunomsizi esikhundleni se-Alexa, ukuze nje i-Apple ibe nommeleli kulesi sigaba, akwenzi umqondo. Ngokumelene ne-Amazon, umdondoshiya waseCalifornia usesimweni esihluke ngokuphelele, lapho ungadingi umkhiqizo ofanayo ukwandisa umsizi waso phakathi kwamakhasimende.

I-Siri isivele ikuzigidi nezigidi zama-iPhones, ama-iPads, ngokungaqondile futhi ku-Watch, futhi isikhathi esifushane futhi ku-Mac. Umqondo womsizi otholakala yonke indawo ongafakwanga umkhiqizo owodwa, isb kwikhawunta yasekhishini, kodwa empeleni ukuyo yonke indawo oyidingayo, usuvele ungokoqobo. Awusadingi ngisho nokuthatha ama-iPhones akamuva, udinga nje ukubiza umyalo othi "Hey, Siri" futhi ifoni ye-apula izophendula kuwe njenge-Echo.

Ku-Apple, isinyathelo esilandelayo esinengqondo akuwona "umkhiqizo we-Siri" omusha, kodwa intuthuko ye-ecosystem ekhona ngomqondo wokuthuthukisa umsizi wezwi, amakhono akhe kanye nethuba lokuxhumana naye kuyo yonke imikhiqizo. Indlu ehlakaniphile, njengoba yethulwe i-Apple kuvidiyo yayo, eholwa yi-HomeKit, uhlelo lokusebenza lwasekhaya kanye ne-Siri etholakala yonke indawo, yisimo lapho i-Apple iphokophele khona.

Yonke le nto kufanele ibhekwe njengodaba oluyinkimbinkimbi, hhayi nje ukuthi i-Amazon manje isishaya lapha ngesipikha esihlakaniphile futhi u-Apple ulele. Ukuthi i-Alexa inamandla amakhulu kune-Siri ngandlela thile kungenye impikiswano. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uSonos angaba nezwi kule mpi.

Dieter Bohn in okuthakazelisa kakhulu interview at I-Verge ixoxisane nomqondisi omusha we-Sonos, u-Patrick Spence, owakhuluma, phakathi kwezinye izinto, mayelana nesimo samanje emkhakheni wabasizi abahlakaniphile kanye nezinsizakalo ezihlukahlukene ngemuva kwabadlali abakhulu bezobuchwepheshe banamuhla: i-Amazon, i-Google ne-Apple.

Sonos ukhokhela phezulu emkhakheni wezipikha ezingenazintambo kanye nalokho okubizwa ngokuthi ama-multiroom systems, lapho amakhasimende angathembela ekuxhumaneni okukhulu okungenazintambo kanye nomsindo omuhle kakhulu. Lokhu, yiqiniso, into eyaziwa kakhulu lapho umkhiqizo uzakhele khona isithunzi. Kungakho kuthakazelisa kakhulu ukubona ukuthi i-Sonos muva nje ibhekane kanjani nokuncintisana hhayi kuphela ngezinsizakalo zokusakaza.

Ungadlala kalula izingoma ze-Apple Music, i-Google Play Umculo noma i-Spotify kuzipikha ze-Sonos. Isevisi yesibongo ingeziwe ingalawula yonke isistimu ekusebenziseni kwayo. Okuphawulekayo ngakho konke lokhu ukuthi i-Sonos ikwazile ukuheha zonke izinkonzo eziqhudelana ndawonye. UPatrick Spence uthi:

Ngicabanga ukuthi senza kahle kakhulu kulokhu. (…) I-Apple Music ku-Sonos, ngicabanga ukuthi lokho kube isimanga kubantu abaningi, sase sengeza i-Spotify, i-Google Play Umculo. Ngicabanga ukuthi sisesimweni esiyingqayizivele lapho sinesisekelo sabasebenzisi esimangalisayo esingakhela kuso.

Bheka, uma uku-Amazon, udinga ukuba kumadivayisi amaningi ngangokunokwenzeka ukuze uthole ama-oda, akunjalo? Kufanele ucabange ngokuthi siyini isisusa esikhulu. Ku-Google, uma ungekho kuwo wonke amadivaysi ukuze aseshe ngawe, yithuba eliphuthelwe. Uma ucabanga ngabantu abane-Sonos namuhla, yingakho bekuthakazelisa ku-Apple Music. Yingakho ngikholwa ukuthi kuyathakazelisa ukuba nazo zonke izinsiza zezwi ezitholakalayo.

Kungakho i-Sonos ibisebenza ne-Amazon kusukela ekuqaleni ukuthola i-Alexa emikhiqizweni yayo. Kuze kube manje, ngokusho kukaSpence, lokhu akukenzeki ngenxa yokuthi i-Sonos ne-Amazon basebenzela ukuhlanganiswa okungcono kakhulu okuzokwazi ukwenza okungaphezu kwemiyalelo eyisisekelo. Ngokuzayo, umsizi we-Google uzoba nentshisekelo ku-Sonos.

Ngokusho kwenhloko entsha ye-Sonos, oseneminyaka eminingi enenkampani, akufanele kube nesithiyo uma umsebenzisi oyedwa efuna ukuxhumana ne-Alexa kanti omunye ne-Google. Futhi leli ikusasa elikahle le-Sonos - idivayisi eyodwa lapho umsebenzisi ezokwazi ukudlala umculo noma yikuphi futhi abuze noma yimuphi umsizi.

Mayelana nokwesekwa kwezinsiza eziningi, ngicabanga ukuthi kubaluleke kakhulu kubantu. Uma ucabanga ngekhaya, kunezintandokazi ezahlukene. Izingane zami zisebenzisa iSpotify, ngisebenzisa i-Apple Music, ngisebenzisa i-Google Play Music, umkami usebenzisa iPandora. Udinga okuthile ukuze usekele zonke lezi zinsizakalo. Ngicabanga ukuthi lesi yisimo lapho kungeyena wonke umuntu ozosebenzisa i-Alexa. Akuwona wonke umuntu ozosebenzisa umsizi we-Google. Ngingasebenzisa inkonzo eyodwa, umkami enye. Yilapho sibekwe khona ngendlela ehlukile embonini.

I-Sonos ifuna ukuqhubeka nokugxila ku-hardware ephezulu futhi ngokuqinisekile ayinaso isifiso sokuqalisa izinsizakalo zayo zokusakaza noma abasizi abahlakaniphile. Inkampani ibona iphuzu ekusebenziseni amathuluzi atholakalayo ancintisana kakhulu kwenye indawo, kodwa angahlala ndawonye emikhiqizweni ye-Sonos esikhathini esizayo.

I-Sonos ingavula ngokuzumayo inani elikhulu kakhulu labasebenzisi, ngoba nakuba isethulo sayo siseyimikhiqizo ephezulu kakhulu enethegi yamanani ehambisanayo, uma isebenza njengesikhulumi esikwazi ukufinyelela kuzo zonke izinsizakalo eziqhudelanayo nabasizi, angase abe umdlali othakazelisayo kule ndawo futhi.

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