Sensory accuses Google of keeping out competing voice assistants from smart devices

( April 6, 2022, 18:50 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Sensory, a company that develops voice recognition technology, filed a US complaint accusing Google of keeping out competition for voice-based search to maintain its monopoly over search. According to the complaint, Google foreclosed access to search access points through contracts that require device manufacturers and others to exclude providers of technology outside of Google’s control from search access points. “Google has foreclosed or limited Sensory’s opportunity to provide its wakeword products, including its concurrent wakeword product, which would allow competitive voice assistants to operate on mobile phones running Google’s Android OS, where the Google Assistant would be listening concurrently with another assistant.”See document below. ...

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Sensory accuses Google of keeping out competing voice assistants from smart devices

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