I said this in a different post, but its more than just a do you want it yes or no. I only want it if it is implemented properly.

I used voice dialing (Voice Command on WM) a few years ago and it worked well enough that I used it somewhat frequently. However with the N95 the implementation is HORRIBLE and I never use it. It creates a synthesized voice tag that only gets matched it you talk like a robot from the 80s. Additionally, you can't assign it a different name/tag (ie Cora => Mom).

My point isn't to be negative about the implementation of voice dialing on the N95 but rather that the feature is only useful if it is user friendly and well...actually works.

I'm torn on whether I think that Nokia should provide the solution or the community.

If Nokia provides it, then it will likely be polished and stands a higher chance of being "well integrated" into the OS. However, if Nokia is "controlling" it then it will be less likely for those "if it would only do X" features to get implemented if X isn't deemed by them to be a high enough priority for them to apply development time to.

If the community provides it, it will most like be able to cater to a lot more of the nit-picky requests and can be developed/deployed at a much more rapid pace. However, it could get caught up in religious wars and "over-flexibility" if for instance there are two different voice recognition engines and instead of just picking one and going with it, they decide to make it an option and neither are fine tuned as the development effort is split.

All that to say, I voted for the community to provide it because if a good project manager can head up the development it stands a better chance of being able to satisfy a larger amount of user needs and if enough developers are interested in it, then it could eventually be a "killer app" whereas if Nokia provides it, it will most likely be just "good enough".