Also, why have commercials about a Beta service? Do non technical people even understand what a Beta is?
Same thing confused me about the Nokia Lumia 900 ATT commericals where they say the smart phone Beta test is over, are they expecting people to know what they are talking about?
I'm tired of people saying "come on it's beta." The problem is Apple is not advertising it as beta, it is the highlight of their 4s ad campaign. While us Apple followers know, a bet you the average consumer has no idea it's a beta stage feature.
That said, even in beta stage I think it works great 95% of the time, and is a giant leap in voice recognition assistance.
I could careless about SERI. I would like to now why the hell I couldn't use my new iPad via he wall adapter when the batter has drained.
I took it back to the Apple store for a full refund on Lincoln Road on Miami Beach last month and the manager was more than willing to refund my credit card.
Apparently this is a very hush, hush snafu on Apple's part.
or...
maybe you got a lemon (yes, it does happen with apple products, too);
and, maybe, apple has great customer service.
i had to replace a monitor because it had one pixel that was white. called apple, took it in. same problem with the replacement, but different pixel. after the second return, i was passed along to a manager who proceeded to tell me that he would replace my monitor and inspect it himself, that it would ship that same day—didn't need me to send the faulty monitor back right away.
Now I realise I haven't spoken to Siri for quite sometime. She probably left as felt abandoned.
On a serious note, I am still convinced Apple wanted to introduce the iPhone 5 last year but some hiccups in the supply chain put some pressure on them and forced them to release a beta version of something that could be a great thing - if not in beta.
not only was steve jobs around when apple purchased siri, but he announced the phone that had the software and was very clear about it being beta.
He was alive when they purchased the company and still alive during the announcement, but only by a day; and he certainly didn't announce it, Scott Forstall did at the 4th October 2011 event that Tim Cook introduced. Steve died on the 5th.
Also, why have commercials about a Beta service? Do non technical people even understand what a Beta is?
Same thing confused me about the Nokia Lumia 900 ATT commericals where they say the smart phone Beta test is over, are they expecting people to know what they are talking about?
I might be mistaken, but Siri was only introduced to the wider public when the iPhone 4S was launched on 4 October. Steve did not attend the keynote.
I'd like to see some of the complainers actually talk to Siri. I don't remember ever seeing a Siri ad that promotes the ability to understand speech impediments. Ive never had a problem with it and I really only use it when Im drunk
Steve Jobs would have lost his mind over a product he authorized to ship? Sure. Like he lost his mind over the hockey puck mouse or Mac cube? Siri works now better than it did when it first came out and back then it probably worked better than when Jobs make the decision to label it a beta and ship it.
What would drive Steve Jobs nuts is people posthumously using his name to booster their credibility. He's gone. Let it go.
I'd like to see some of the complainers actually talk to Siri. I don't remember ever seeing a Siri ad that promotes the ability to understand speech impediments. Ive never had a problem with it and I really only use it when Im drunk
I'd like to see some of the complainers actually talk to Siri. I don't remember ever seeing a Siri ad that promotes the ability to understand speech impediments. Ive never had a problem with it and I really only use it when Im drunk
It's not always recognition, it's also the speed at which requests are answered. The commercials make it seem instant, but in reality that isn't the case. Plus there are always times when Siri is really sorry about this and can't take any requests right now.
I have to agree that I am disappointed in Siri... I have asked it for the formula for anti-gravity and it just keeps directing me to web sites that deal with elemental particles and neutrino mass calculations.... such a failure....
I guess there's little point in mentioning that 95% of the time Siri works just fine for me, but I don't ask it to find "funky" names of locations, songs, etc. that I know it would be hard to understand. I must be in the minority.
Works great for me as well. As I stated in some other post, seems to be getting better and better. Hell I mumble a lot and it still understands me.
It's not always recognition, it's also the speed at which requests are answered. The commercials make it seem instant, but in reality that isn't the case. Plus there are always times when Siri is really sorry about this and can't take any requests right now.
If you're on a fast network, it can be almost instant. I've experienced this at work while connected through WiFi.
i think the translation aspect of siri is pretty good, or at least better than the competing options out there from google.
I disagree. Google understands my speech better in both Spanish and English. Siri of course does not speak Spanish. Problem is neither of them understand me when I mix the two languages which is quite often necessary when living in California with all the Spanish names of places and things. Also in Spanish, quite frequently there is no Spanish word for many modern English nouns so you use the English word instead which is usually spoken without an accent. Both technologies fail miserably in this context. Voice recognition has advanced about 1% from where it was 10 years ago and is miles from where it needs to be to actually be useful. Who wants to repeat themselves twenty times before giving up when the whole point of voice recognition is to simplify common tasks.
I don't know about others but "my" Siri understands me perfectly well almost all the time. Putting the gazpacho on ice was not a problem. :-)
This would make a fun poll. Invariably for me, Siri flubs this particular line, whether speaking slowly (with or without clear breaks between words) or normally. Some of its more common misinterpretations are:
"Remind me to put the guess Bacho on ice in an hour"
"Remind me to put the dispatch on Icenhower"
"Remind me to put the guest spot show on ice in an hour"
Comments
not only was steve jobs around when apple purchased siri, but he announced the phone that had the software and was very clear about it being beta.
just more apple-hating bullshit.
Also, why have commercials about a Beta service? Do non technical people even understand what a Beta is?
Same thing confused me about the Nokia Lumia 900 ATT commericals where they say the smart phone Beta test is over, are they expecting people to know what they are talking about?
I'm tired of people saying "come on it's beta." The problem is Apple is not advertising it as beta, it is the highlight of their 4s ad campaign. While us Apple followers know, a bet you the average consumer has no idea it's a beta stage feature.
That said, even in beta stage I think it works great 95% of the time, and is a giant leap in voice recognition assistance.
Quote:
Originally Posted by maccherry
I could careless about SERI. I would like to now why the hell I couldn't use my new iPad via he wall adapter when the batter has drained.
I took it back to the Apple store for a full refund on Lincoln Road on Miami Beach last month and the manager was more than willing to refund my credit card.
Apparently this is a very hush, hush snafu on Apple's part.
or...
maybe you got a lemon (yes, it does happen with apple products, too);
and, maybe, apple has great customer service.
i had to replace a monitor because it had one pixel that was white. called apple, took it in. same problem with the replacement, but different pixel. after the second return, i was passed along to a manager who proceeded to tell me that he would replace my monitor and inspect it himself, that it would ship that same day—didn't need me to send the faulty monitor back right away.
On a serious note, I am still convinced Apple wanted to introduce the iPhone 5 last year but some hiccups in the supply chain put some pressure on them and forced them to release a beta version of something that could be a great thing - if not in beta.
Quote:
Originally Posted by mac_dog
not only was steve jobs around when apple purchased siri, but he announced the phone that had the software and was very clear about it being beta.
He was alive when they purchased the company and still alive during the announcement, but only by a day; and he certainly didn't announce it, Scott Forstall did at the 4th October 2011 event that Tim Cook introduced. Steve died on the 5th.
I might be mistaken, but Siri was only introduced to the wider public when the iPhone 4S was launched on 4 October. Steve did not attend the keynote.
I don't know about others but "my" Siri understands me perfectly well almost all the time. Putting the gazpacho on ice was not a problem. :-)
I'd like to see some of the complainers actually talk to Siri. I don't remember ever seeing a Siri ad that promotes the ability to understand speech impediments. Ive never had a problem with it and I really only use it when Im drunk
Steve Jobs would have lost his mind over a product he authorized to ship? Sure. Like he lost his mind over the hockey puck mouse or Mac cube? Siri works now better than it did when it first came out and back then it probably worked better than when Jobs make the decision to label it a beta and ship it.
What would drive Steve Jobs nuts is people posthumously using his name to booster their credibility. He's gone. Let it go.
Siri is beta? How long was GMail "beta"? (Don't bother asking Siri - I'll give you the answer ... over 5 years).
Beta doesn't mean bad. It just means not final.
If it was an Alpha release ... then there'd be issues.
Quote:
Originally Posted by geoadm
I'd like to see some of the complainers actually talk to Siri. I don't remember ever seeing a Siri ad that promotes the ability to understand speech impediments. Ive never had a problem with it and I really only use it when Im drunk
So you use Siri all the time?...
j/k
Quote:
Originally Posted by geoadm
I'd like to see some of the complainers actually talk to Siri. I don't remember ever seeing a Siri ad that promotes the ability to understand speech impediments. Ive never had a problem with it and I really only use it when Im drunk
It's not always recognition, it's also the speed at which requests are answered. The commercials make it seem instant, but in reality that isn't the case. Plus there are always times when Siri is really sorry about this and can't take any requests right now.
I have to agree that I am disappointed in Siri... I have asked it for the formula for anti-gravity and it just keeps directing me to web sites that deal with elemental particles and neutrino mass calculations.... such a failure....
:-)
Quote:
Originally Posted by tikiman
I guess there's little point in mentioning that 95% of the time Siri works just fine for me, but I don't ask it to find "funky" names of locations, songs, etc. that I know it would be hard to understand. I must be in the minority.
Works great for me as well. As I stated in some other post, seems to be getting better and better. Hell I mumble a lot and it still understands me.
Quote:
Originally Posted by jayrodo
It's not always recognition, it's also the speed at which requests are answered. The commercials make it seem instant, but in reality that isn't the case. Plus there are always times when Siri is really sorry about this and can't take any requests right now.
If you're on a fast network, it can be almost instant. I've experienced this at work while connected through WiFi.
Quote:
Originally Posted by majjo
i think the translation aspect of siri is pretty good, or at least better than the competing options out there from google.
I disagree. Google understands my speech better in both Spanish and English. Siri of course does not speak Spanish. Problem is neither of them understand me when I mix the two languages which is quite often necessary when living in California with all the Spanish names of places and things. Also in Spanish, quite frequently there is no Spanish word for many modern English nouns so you use the English word instead which is usually spoken without an accent. Both technologies fail miserably in this context. Voice recognition has advanced about 1% from where it was 10 years ago and is miles from where it needs to be to actually be useful. Who wants to repeat themselves twenty times before giving up when the whole point of voice recognition is to simplify common tasks.
Quote:
Originally Posted by jay-t
I don't know about others but "my" Siri understands me perfectly well almost all the time. Putting the gazpacho on ice was not a problem. :-)
This would make a fun poll. Invariably for me, Siri flubs this particular line, whether speaking slowly (with or without clear breaks between words) or normally. Some of its more common misinterpretations are:
"Remind me to put the guess Bacho on ice in an hour"
"Remind me to put the dispatch on Icenhower"
"Remind me to put the guest spot show on ice in an hour"
This whole thing is just fluff. Why would Jobs buy Siri, if he didn't want it used exactly the way it's being used?
Now, I do think Apple was foolish for allowing those Ads to portray a level of intelligence that just isn't there.
I am very surprised they haven't been sued over it.
Don't get me wrong... Siri is great. It's just not the all knowing female HAL-9000 that its made out to be.