Comments on: Verizon had deal to put Siri exclusively on Android phones before Apple bought the company

By: DeRS

DeRS — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:12:57 +0000

It was not really serious proposal (most of people can not really change they accent anyway — even if they live in the new environment like forever).

By: spyintheskyuk

spyintheskyuk — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:58:46 +0000

Can just imagine telling Americans that they should change their accent. Oh the double standards applied to the rest of the World. Don’t whinge when the Asians do the same when they rule the World and tell you to acquire a Chinese accent.

By: Crabapple

Crabapple — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:52:01 +0000

I wonder how you beat Goliath with an attitude like that?

By: iKidUnoT

iKidUnoT — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:58:39 +0000

What, it’s been 10 min and no sign of any googelites yet! They must all still be at the gooclucksam meeting with their chief priest Larry Pages the chemist, but the chemist don’t come…

By: Blackparamore

Blackparamore — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:58:08 +0000

I think my relationship with Siri is fine. Of course like all women, you have to learn how to talk to her and pay attention to how she acts and what she says.
She’s at times a bit moody and sometimes doesn’t understand me but I’m thinking that’s pretty normal. Sometimes she frustrates the hell out of me but this seems a lot like my relationship with my wife and the women I work with. haha

By: iKidUnoT

iKidUnoT — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:44:21 +0000

So hard to distinguish between fact and fiction in the media nowadays… More anti-apple propaganda or was Apple smart enough again to legally and rightfully purchase a technology it considered beneficial to it’s platform and thus to it’s user base in the long run? Either way Apple and it’s loyal users win all the way…

By: Cmeskii

Cmeskii — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:09:42 +0000

Siri? Not good, I bypass using it unless near WiFi because it simply doesn’t work or works poorly.

By: petey

petey — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:06:41 +0000

I call BS on this story. Siri was never on the table as a feature for gargle Android.

Total BS and more fud from the gargle spin team.

By: peterblood71

peterblood71 — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:01:31 +0000

Double stupid actually. Never underestimate a revitalized Apple. Tim Cook no doubt has issued a mandate for excellence at launch from now on. Like Captain Kirk in ST:WOK he was caught with his pants down (no gay jokes please) but never again. I am sorry Forstall apparently was a disingenuous team player who played fast and loose with the company’s credibility and reputation and paid the price of getting fired even if set up for life financially. What was he thinking?

By: Jersey_Trader

Jersey_Trader — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:50:52 +0000

This is the unreported reality that isn’t being considered by analysts and others. Apple is setting up several “data centers” and only 2 have been openly shared. Their first is in California (I believe). The second BILLION DOLLAR SERVER FARM in in Maiden, NC. 2 new ones are being built now. One is in Prineville, Oregon and the other in China. There are others not yet in the news and Apple is testing out self contained energy options in Maiden, NC. This is necessary in world wide locations where power isn’t stable.

Do these clueless idiots understand why Apple is doing this? Is anyone else doing this? Nope! Really, Android is the future or just Future RoadKill.

Note to Google: SIRI doesn’t click on your customer’s ads.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:45:51 +0000

You mean like…..SIRI could not have been done without SJ and Scott? Oh wait! It was actually done without their direction by a bunch of guys that were eventually BOUGHT by SJ and Scott.

By: DeRS

DeRS — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:32:55 +0000

If you are British, then you might want to emulate Irish actor Colin Morgan, who has adorable accent, but yet is capable of making both *English* English, as well as *American* English.

But, of course, you will have to remember your acting classes from the school years — if you participated in that.

By: Steven

Steven — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:20:31 +0000

Change your accent then.

By: JustSaying

JustSaying — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:14:41 +0000

Maybe the problem is that Steve and Scott are no longer there to provide vision and leadership to the Siri team…

By: doggonetoo

doggonetoo — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:57:45 +0000

Siri is the first iteration of this technology. It will certainly evolve and become more accurate and capable of more activities.
My own experience is that I have a British accent and the US Siri (where I live) has a hard time understanding me. When I have tried the UK version it work much better but then services using maps etc don’t work in the US.

By: Steve81

Steve81 — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:54:28 +0000

@David – Are you aware that an idiot is following you around, repeating the stupid things you say?

By: First 2014, Then 2016

First 2014, Then 2016 — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:32:23 +0000

It’s a shame…but Apple shall win here

(In the interest of making baseless blanket statements)

By: David

David — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:25:47 +0000

It’s a shame…but Google shall win here