> Why would Android (3rd party developers) want to be so obviously using Apple's hard work?
Unlike iOS develoeprs, Android developers are not a homogenous group with a single vision. They are a diverse group of people, and there will no doubt be someone amongst them who will make such an app.
> In the middle of a patent trial?
I don't see the relevance of "a patient trial" to a 3rd party developer unaffiliated with Google making an app to harness Siri on Android.
> I'd expect all the big markets to not allow the app.
Fortunately, unlike iOS, Android doesn't suffer from a locked down app installation procedure that prevents sideloading. So the developer could just offer the .apk file on his site for all and sundry to download and use.
Unless user-based authentication is necessary to use Siri (and the unofficial version "breaks into" the Siri servers), I don't see how this is any different from a website saying you can only use one browser to access the site, and you choosing to use another.
However, IANAL, and I would definitely wait for at least a few weeks after release before trying it out myself.
Unlike iOS develoeprs, Android developers are not a homogenous group with a single vision. They are a diverse group of people, and there will no doubt be someone amongst them who will make such an app.
> In the middle of a patent trial?
I don't see the relevance of "a patient trial" to a 3rd party developer unaffiliated with Google making an app to harness Siri on Android.
> I'd expect all the big markets to not allow the app.
Fortunately, unlike iOS, Android doesn't suffer from a locked down app installation procedure that prevents sideloading. So the developer could just offer the .apk file on his site for all and sundry to download and use.