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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 5713301" data-attributes="member: 1">Oh, for sure.&nbsp; Don't get me wrong - I'm not claiming to have had some kind of novel idea.&nbsp; What I meant to put across is that we're pretty much there for that.&nbsp; None of that is even slightly difficult for Apple to get Siri to do (and it already does some of it) - it's not a technological challenge.&nbsp; It's just about partnerships now - which services Apple can strike a deal with to access their data.&nbsp; Payments via voice is probably the biggest hurdle there.&nbsp; Apple already uses your iTunes credentials to purchase stuff from its own Apple store, from a small number of apps like Comixology, and of course for its own digitial products in iTunes, iBooks and the app store itself. The barrier is Apple making agreements with different outlets and organisations to be able to do that.&nbsp; That's what I meant to say - not that it's a new idea, but technologically it can be done very easily.&nbsp; Just a question of getting partners to sign on to the concept.&nbsp; We're there with the tech.&nbsp;The Yes, indeed.&nbsp; That's certainly a barrier; as I was saying, I was just trying to say it's not a technological barrier.&nbsp; The economics of it - I agree, some of that won't be any time soon for that precise reason.&nbsp; Good point; I guess that's where Apple TV comes in.&nbsp; My setup wasn't difficult, but it did require me to Google a little in advance.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 5713301, member: 1"] Oh, for sure. Don't get me wrong - I'm not claiming to have had some kind of novel idea. What I meant to put across is that we're pretty much there for that. None of that is even slightly difficult for Apple to get Siri to do (and it already does some of it) - it's not a technological challenge. It's just about partnerships now - which services Apple can strike a deal with to access their data. Payments via voice is probably the biggest hurdle there. Apple already uses your iTunes credentials to purchase stuff from its own Apple store, from a small number of apps like Comixology, and of course for its own digitial products in iTunes, iBooks and the app store itself. The barrier is Apple making agreements with different outlets and organisations to be able to do that. That's what I meant to say - not that it's a new idea, but technologically it can be done very easily. Just a question of getting partners to sign on to the concept. We're there with the tech. The Yes, indeed. That's certainly a barrier; as I was saying, I was just trying to say it's not a technological barrier. The economics of it - I agree, some of that won't be any time soon for that precise reason. Good point; I guess that's where Apple TV comes in. My setup wasn't difficult, but it did require me to Google a little in advance. [/QUOTE]

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