I'm getting 404'd when I try checking the article's source...
edit: now it comes up.
The sample size (only 482 users) strikes me as too small to be reliable. I feel the demographic of those surveyed may have been very limited compared to that of all 4S owners.
Personally, I never use it. I want to use it for more complicated commands (things that are easier said than tapped, like "Add to my school calendar that I have finals in 105 shillman at 12:30 on April 5th." Instead, it puts down an event named "Final" at 1:05 on April 5th on my work calendar.
Calendar: Should have been School, instead it's Work.
Name: Final, that's right.
Location: 105 Shillman, instead that's ignored.
Time: 12:30, instead it puts down 1:05
Date: April 5th, that's right.
3 out of 5 pieces of information are incorrectly used. The effort to verify if it understood me and manually correct it is roughly equal to the effort of just tapping it all out in the first place, not to mention the fact I had to also say the command to Siri. Thus, Siri is a waste of my time. She's good for laughs and not much else.
(Other commands I've found she's less than helpful for: "What's a good restaurant for a romantic anniversary?" - She simply lists nearby restaurants with no effort to determine which ones are romantic. "Create a contact for..." - She says she can't.)
edit: now it comes up.
The sample size (only 482 users) strikes me as too small to be reliable. I feel the demographic of those surveyed may have been very limited compared to that of all 4S owners.
Personally, I never use it. I want to use it for more complicated commands (things that are easier said than tapped, like "Add to my school calendar that I have finals in 105 shillman at 12:30 on April 5th." Instead, it puts down an event named "Final" at 1:05 on April 5th on my work calendar.
Calendar: Should have been School, instead it's Work.
Name: Final, that's right.
Location: 105 Shillman, instead that's ignored.
Time: 12:30, instead it puts down 1:05
Date: April 5th, that's right.
3 out of 5 pieces of information are incorrectly used. The effort to verify if it understood me and manually correct it is roughly equal to the effort of just tapping it all out in the first place, not to mention the fact I had to also say the command to Siri. Thus, Siri is a waste of my time. She's good for laughs and not much else.
(Other commands I've found she's less than helpful for: "What's a good restaurant for a romantic anniversary?" - She simply lists nearby restaurants with no effort to determine which ones are romantic. "Create a contact for..." - She says she can't.)
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C'mon Cupertino how about getting location based data for Siri operational up here!? I do use Siri for texting and voice dialing, but I'd really like to take advantage of all she has to offer. I know I know, it says Beta, be patient. Beta this! I'll "be patient" ya...eh! 
