A meeting app adds dictation, now it’s just a dictation app
As apps merge features, the line between tools blurs, and the 'Fn' key becomes the new voice assistant.
The story
Granola, a meeting notetaker app, launched a dictation feature to compete with Wispr, a dictation tool that recently added meeting note-taking. Both apps are expanding their features, joining others like Fireflies and Speechify.
Source: techcrunch.com
Our reading
Granola’s new dictation feature lets users press the ‘Fn’ key and start talking, as if the Mac keyboard has finally caught up with the 21st century. The feature works across all apps, which is impressive—until you realize it’s just another way to turn speech into text, like every other dictation tool. The real innovation is that it’s now part of a meeting app, which is like adding a microwave to a toaster.
The irony is that Granola, which already writes meeting notes, now wants to write them by speaking. It’s not that people are tired of typing; it’s that they’re tired of apps that do one thing and one thing only. Now, they have to learn how to use a tool that does everything, even if it’s just the same thing in a different way.
So, the next time you press ‘Fn’ and start talking, remember: you’re not just dictating. You’re participating in a battle for dominance in a market that’s already crowded with tools that do the same thing, just with slightly different names.
