>> Knowing what google search is like, and just how much of an arcane art search-string crafting is, I can see why Tony would get frustrated and build that functionality into JARVIS. <<
Yes. Many search engines are clunky. I think that would frustrate not just Tony, but JARVIS as well.
>> Although, given google's recent hires and companay acquisitions I think some of the google engineers in the real world are thinking along similar lines. <<
That may be so.
>> JARVIS is just out-right useful as well as cool. <<
There are examples of this in canon, and I wanted to expand on it here. Tony doesn't just build things that look shiny; he builds things that work well and meet people's needs. That is quite a lot harder than it looks.
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Yes. Many search engines are clunky. I think that would frustrate not just Tony, but JARVIS as well.
>> Although, given google's recent hires and companay acquisitions I think some of the google engineers in the real world are thinking along similar lines. <<
That may be so.
>> JARVIS is just out-right useful as well as cool. <<
There are examples of this in canon, and I wanted to expand on it here. Tony doesn't just build things that look shiny; he builds things that work well and meet people's needs. That is quite a lot harder than it looks.