# New Google Voice Search in Chrome--Thoughts?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-google-voice-search-in-chrome-thoughts/586507>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 23, 2011, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-google-voice-search-in-chrome-thoughts/586507 "2011-06-23T00:52:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Trepa\_Mayfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-google-voice-search-in-chrome-thoughts/586507/1 "2011-06-23T00:52:56Z")

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I think it’s entirely pointless and gimmicky. I dunno. Is there a good reason to use this? I’d think it’s for people who have trouble with technology if it weren’t only available in Chrome.

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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-google-voice-search-in-chrome-thoughts/586507/2 "2011-06-23T00:58:46Z")

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> [@pedescribe](#):
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> I think it’s entirely pointless and gimmicky. I dunno. Is there a good reason to use this? I’d think it’s for people who have trouble with technology if it weren’t only available in Chrome.

They are trying to make their voice processing software better. It’s the same reason they do it to YouTube videos.

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**Author:** ![typoink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-google-voice-search-in-chrome-thoughts/586507/3 "2011-06-23T03:03:34Z")

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It makes sense in certain applications; people with disabilities or using computers with virtual keyboards (not really a market segment at the moment, but growing).

I think, at this point, it’s mostly a “why not?” The tech is already built for Android voice search, which is extremely useful.

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**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-google-voice-search-in-chrome-thoughts/586507/4 "2011-06-23T03:07:27Z")

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how long until I can teach Google to say “chill out, dickwad”?