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macxpress said:

ireland said:

macxpress said:

I hope they did more than just this with Siri...it needs help with a lot of things, not just one. If Apple really wants to improve upon your operating systems, make Siri you're #1 priority. The damn phone does everything else you'd ever want it to anyways. 

Ever?

What do you want next...for it to make breakfast or something for you? The point is...the phone is very capable and all we really see year after year is faster CPU/GPU, and a better camera. What else is there to do with the hardware other than play with different designs so it looks different? The hardware shouldn't be the focus anymore...its the software that people use all the time. Focus on that. 

Excuse me?! Shouldn't be focus anymore? Let me enlighten you - it hasn't been in a very long time. Examples? MacBook Pro is now about 1k more than the model I currently own (last one released). The specs however are less powerful than the one I'm using!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! How about the watch tethered to iPhone so you have to buy both. Smart money maker, but I've been waiting to get a watch until they include lte chip. When did other companies do that? two Apple Watches ago! On top of that the Samsung gear looks gorgeous next to Apple Watch! Price difference? Last year nearly half Apple. How about the pencil? $100 whew for that price can't wait to use it and see how awesome it is. I assumed it connected seamlessly like the AirPods (another overpriced p.o.s.) but here's the thing, it disconnects constantly, and they even have a disclaimer about it! Moreover it can only be reconnected by removing the cap, pause while you chase the cap that just rolled away, then inserting the pencil into the lightning port butt first. Seriously?! Whoa talk about cutting edge!

as for Siri if you are even slightly serious go look in the mirror and slap yourself until you stop acting like Apple is the best. It used to be. I got the first gen MacBookpro and jobs was right "it just works" - very little in Apple lineup does that or comes close. But the price has blown through the roof!

among the things that barely works at all is Siri - and if you can't see that you don't know what you're talking about. I call Apple my back up religion, but good lord the adulation of crappier and crappier gimmicks pisses me off. Just stop 

So, what angers me about all Siri news I've heard is that it's either improving Siri's tonal responses (don't care...at all) or integration with native apps (sure why not make Siri slightly useful). Thing is I have no southern accent or really any speech quirks that should cause confusion for Siri, but there is only one command she understands from me "Siri set a timer for.." for example, asking for directions to work while driving? 70% chance she will tell me there's no contact for "work" so I cuss her ineptitude and search for directions in traffic. Not only twice as time consuming as doing it myself but probably more dangerous too. Another one is "hey Siri add haircut appointment tomorrow at 9 am" response: "Here's your 9 am haircut with your mono" (added to today's schedule). So instead of being even slightly useful or even just useless, Siri is negative usefulness because after she gets it wrong you have to go to iCal, delete her stuuuuupid mistake, then enter it manually on the correct day. I am so SO sick of Apple's self praise fetish over crap that just doesn't work. Siri, aside from the sassy quips responding to what does the fox say, Siri SUUUUUUCKS. Apple has limited Cortana a lot but none of the other ai apps have these issues that consistently misunderstand what I say and what should be obvious. Perhaps it's because they understand the key term in AI is intelligence. So far Siri only qualifies as artificial.

seriously the novelty was fun when I got my 4s. I honestly think it's gotten worse, BUT Apple thinks Siri should control more and more products like HomeKit. I would truly just be happy if Siri understood a clearly annunciated command or sentence...I can't adequately express how much contempt I have for the tech company I used to love that the price keeps going up but the justification is really stupid gimmicks. I really really don't even want to hear Siri do a beat box! Don't care doesn't help anything!