lorin schultz

lkrupp said:

Nice fear mongering.

Is it fear mongering if the statement is true? Where is the line between fear mongering and just warning?

lkrupp said:

So when do YOU plan on dumping all your Mac gear and moving to an AMD based PC? And if you're not going to dump your Apple gear please tell us why. 

I won't be dumping my Apple gear because things like this will never happen to me. They only happen to someone else. Like earthquakes, tornados, cancer, and car accidents.

But seriously, like  earthquakes, tornados, cancer, and car accidents, there are prudent actions to reduce risk where possible and mitigate consequences where it's not. I don't know what those steps would be in this case as I'm not a hardware engineer, but by being aware of the issue, brighter minds than mine can begin working on them.

fastasleep said:

buckkalu said:

So on Saturday I was asking  stupid SIRI for directions.  I am in Toronto, it’s only the 4th largest city in North America.  So first street , dumbass gave me directions to somewhere in Mexico.  Second try at another street was a US option.  Real smooth.  It sucks!

I'd be curious to know exactly how you phrased the question. Most time I see complaints in these forums about Siri's failings, it's literally because people are asking questions in a convoluted way that confuses Siri. I get better results from Siri the more I practice to say things correctly and be aware of its abilities and limitations with phrasing.

Standing in downtown Vancouver I asked for walking directions to 1234 Whatever Street and got a map to somewhere 2500 miles away. It turns out the address I wanted was on Whatever Drive, not Whatever Street. The AI is apparently not I enough to figure out I probably want the close but not exact address or that a 2.5 kilomile walk seemed odd.

AppleExposed said:

Bezos is laughing his ass off right now as you chose to give him all your data.

I've been giving this some thought as I toy with the idea of implementing some simple home automation.

Here are the questions I can't answer:

1. We're told Apple's privacy policies limit Siri's capabilities. Huh? How is its ability to understand what I say, interpret the request, and issue a command hindered by privacy policies? That doesn't make any sense to me. Has Apple actually made this claim or is it just an internet meme? If Apple has said that, are they being honest or is it just deflection?

2. If Siri is hampered to the point of not successfully competing with Alexa, why would I bother trying to make it work? What will change in the future to make Siri a viable alternative? If it's really true that Apple's privacy policies are the obstacle, then the only way it's going to get better is to change that policy. If that were to happen it would be no better than Alexa anyway. In the mean time, is there any point investing in a system that protects my privacy by not being very good at what I want it to do?

3. Why should I be concerned about Alexa sharing my queries with Amazon data analysts? Why would I care that Amazon's marketing department knows I like chicken noodle soup and watch The Grand Tour? How does Amazon having that information hurt me?

I'm not considering Google products, despite really liking its search engine, but so far I'm not understanding why I shouldn't use Alexa.

HenryDJP said:
[...]Around $2500-$3000.

You haven't bought a MacBook Pro in a while, have you? Add at least a thousand bucks or more to those numbers if you want a 15" display or a decent amount of storage.

There seems to be a prevailing sentiment in the comments here that Jeff Williams acknowledged prices being too high or some intent at Apple to bring them down. I didn't get that from his comments. In fact, most of what he said was defending and justifying current pricing. Where are people getting the idea that Apple intends to lower prices?