Nuance Bringing Voice Recognition in iOS 5?
TechCrunch is chiming in the Apple is currently talking to Nuance Communication, the same providers for some of the voice recognition/voice control applications that are presented on the Mac OS and iOS platform, to bring voice recognition to the core of the iOS.
“Apple has been negotiating a deal with Nuance in recent months, we’ve heard from multiple sources. What does that mean? Well, it could mean an acquisition, but that is looking fairly unlikely at this point, we hear. More likely, it means a partnership that will be vital to both companies and could shape the future of iOS.”
Siri, an artificial intelligence company bought by Apple last year, has already based the core of its personal assistance software on the App Store with Nuance’s technology. Cupertino is also working on incorporating Siri’s technology into their iOS 5 software set to release this year, reportedly.
“The other option is for Apple to build the technology themselves. And some recent job postings suggest they may be thinking about that. But to get to where Nuance is today it would take a long, long time. Perhaps more importantly, it’s well known in the industry that Nuance holds key patents for their technology and is very aggressive in protecting them. Even Apple would have a hard time dancing around this if they did go it alone.”
Based on the new information provided, it is unlikely that Apple is looking to capture the company for their own as Nuance market value is around $6 billion and the company has been known to drive a hard bargain. When Apple acquired Siri last year, Nuance and Cupertino were in negotiations on whether the company should keep their voice service active within Siri. These deliberations are reportedly still pending an agreement.
However, acquisition of the company is still a possibility, but it seems the more likely turnout would be a licensing deal that will allow Apple to use the services of Nuance for a far cheeper price. This would be just until Apple develops their own tailored voice recognition services to replace Nuance’s
Did you even listen or read up about WWDC this week? Obviously not because Apple clearly stated in their keynote that it’s compatible with the iPhone 3GS…
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