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SolarWinds Well, at any rate, when it first became available, it consistently took upwards of 2-3 seconds to fully come up. Now it's 1-2 when it does the animation and less than 1 when it doesn't. An upgrade is an upgrade, even if inconsistent, I suppose.
Oh, they have made a lot of progress on it since it launched. The speed improvements are noticeable, most definitely. Along with the screen search and screenshot enhancements (they weren't there to start with). There's other stuff already in the works, like more direct text input.
I'm 100% confident that we'll keep seeing enhancements like this on a fairly regular basis... just takes a little bit of time. Google Now was really handcuffed when it first became available... G-Board (ne Google Keyboard), Photos, etc... That's how Google rolls. Release a new feature, build it up over time.