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SeaKing · 03-14-2012, 09:10 PM

More problems with Siri, besides data usage, accents, etc.

But hey, what's an Apple to do? Be Perfect?

Apple Sued Over Siri's Shortcomings
By Ian Paul, PCWorld Mar 13, 2012 10:19 AM

"Apple Sued Over Siri's ShortcomingsA Brooklyn man recently launched a class-action lawsuit against Apple over Siri, the popular personal digital assistant on the iPhone 4S, claiming the feature can't understand directions, locate nearby stores, and often produces incorrect answers.

This poor performance has lead Frank M. Fazio to allege that Apple's advertising campaign for Siri showing people using Siri to help them learn to play music, find local restaurants and schedule appointments is misleading. Fazio bought an iPhone 4S in November for $299 (presumably the 32GB model), and claims he would not have shelled out that much money for a new iPhone if not for Apple's Siri advertisements.

"The iPhone 4S's Siri feature does not perform as advertised," the complaint filed in the U.S. District Court of Northern California reads. "...Siri is, at best, a work in progress." Apple, in fact, has said the same thing about Siri, calling it a beta feature. As the lawsuit points out, however, Apple does not always mention this in its promotional material touting the feature..."

http://www.pcworld.com/article/25175...rtcomings.html

There is a lot more elsewhere comparing Siri to a Japanese product, and other problems, but enough for now.

Still some might ask, should we give Apple a break?

Heck no. We were promised "MAGIC!"

03-14-2012, 09:10 PM	#1
SeaKing Frequent Flier Posts: 1,282 Karma: 2058993297 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: KB kindle aboard, Galx Tab 7.0 Plus, trying out Droid 1 as mini-tab	Apple Siri says, what do you want from me, Perfection? More problems with Siri, besides data usage, accents, etc. But hey, what's an Apple to do? Be Perfect? Apple Sued Over Siri's Shortcomings By Ian Paul, PCWorld Mar 13, 2012 10:19 AM "Apple Sued Over Siri's ShortcomingsA Brooklyn man recently launched a class-action lawsuit against Apple over Siri, the popular personal digital assistant on the iPhone 4S, claiming the feature can't understand directions, locate nearby stores, and often produces incorrect answers. This poor performance has lead Frank M. Fazio to allege that Apple's advertising campaign for Siri showing people using Siri to help them learn to play music, find local restaurants and schedule appointments is misleading. Fazio bought an iPhone 4S in November for $299 (presumably the 32GB model), and claims he would not have shelled out that much money for a new iPhone if not for Apple's Siri advertisements. "The iPhone 4S's Siri feature does not perform as advertised," the complaint filed in the U.S. District Court of Northern California reads. "...Siri is, at best, a work in progress." Apple, in fact, has said the same thing about Siri, calling it a beta feature. As the lawsuit points out, however, Apple does not always mention this in its promotional material touting the feature..." http://www.pcworld.com/article/25175...rtcomings.html There is a lot more elsewhere comparing Siri to a Japanese product, and other problems, but enough for now. Still some might ask, should we give Apple a break? Heck no. We were promised "MAGIC!"