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Siri Offers Witty Responses About September 7 Event
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Maybe she just likes my Canadian accent because I find she works as advertised 99% of the time.
Maybe they'd be less dour if the jokes were actually funny or Siri was flat out amazing. But neither are true, and symbolism does factor in. Honestly, I'm not looking for Siri to be funny or human-like. I want her to be concise. It's like when I ask what the temperture is and she gives it to me then says "hot" or "brr". Cute for a demo or the first time, but over and over again it's just damn annoying. I don't need banter from my phone, just information.
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On the other hand this - https://buyersguide.macrumors.com//#Mac - is just sad: iMac refreshed 321 days ago, MB Pro 468 days ago, MBA 539 days ago, Mini 683 days ago, MacPro 984 (2.7 years!) days ago. If you buy a "new" MacPro today its 3 year old technology. Apple, I miss the old days.
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Heptagonal = 7 sides. Think this confirms the iPhone 7 naming. I'm sure Apple will call it the iPhone 7 over the 6SE for the sake of sales. The iPhone 6SE Plus would be a nightmare in that respect. Despite however much the new iPhone adds over previous generations, Apple knows the media and customers expect an iPhone 7- a 6SE would devalue everything.
I miss the days when Apple actually made computers.
How can they get Siri to do this but not pronounce Barbra Streizand's name correctly?
Because, despite the hype about AI and machine learning, Siri's abilities are mostly canned responses to a menu of predetermined requests. Unlike other technologies that Apple waited for to improve before adopting, Siri was released while it was still in Beta. Frankly, it still is.
Someone should have told the marketing department not to oversell it.
And the problem is, exactly, in this...? I wish it would just answer and not always say "but let me give me you some webpages for that" (on the question on how hot it is in Germany)
lol people are so frustrated from Apple these days!
Mac, iPhone, iPad....everyone is pissed
wonder why?
Mac, iPhone, iPad....everyone is pissed
wonder why?
Because this is the easy fun stuff that people do in their spare time, for their own personal gratification. Sort of like when you bitch about Siri.
You mean like Apple Maps? Watch OS? Glad those were fully baked before they were released!
Sadly that's all that Siri is good for..
How 'bout some offline task/learning capabilities, eh?
At first, I agreed with this statement; but then I tried to think of a single time in the past couple of years that my phone didn't have an internet connection of some kind excluding instances when I've purposely turned the phone off or put it in airplane mode. I couldn't think of a single time. For me, at least, having the ability to use Siri offline would be of little to no practical value.
She works better when asked nicely; which, given that you are Canadian, is probably what you do.
"I can't wait for National Acorn Squash Day either. Em em em em."
Siri's text-to-speech is TOP NOTCH.
Siri's text-to-speech is TOP NOTCH.
Well since Apple doesn't make up to date computers anymore, and I have a working mid 2007 iMac, a late 2009 Mini, an iPad2 among my Apple products I will not be updating. These hardworking machines, in use every day, are being obsoleted.
I am going to obsolete Apple. They are abandoning their Computer business anyway. So what is the advantage in updating? Better to switch now. I just purchased a Chromebook and am putting Linux in it, looks promising. (Much cheaper too).
I am going to obsolete Apple. They are abandoning their Computer business anyway. So what is the advantage in updating? Better to switch now. I just purchased a Chromebook and am putting Linux in it, looks promising. (Much cheaper too).
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"Less likely is a new MacBook Pro"
What's wrong with you people? Skylake will be obsolete before you release the next version
Yesterday I had to buy my third power adaptor (for $100) because the two previous ones had weared out. My trackpad is completely broken, some keys are not working and the SD reader is glitchy.
I need a new MacBook Pro. but I refuse to buy a laptop with a processor architecture that is over three years old.
What's wrong with you people? Skylake will be obsolete before you release the next version
Yesterday I had to buy my third power adaptor (for $100) because the two previous ones had weared out. My trackpad is completely broken, some keys are not working and the SD reader is glitchy.
I need a new MacBook Pro. but I refuse to buy a laptop with a processor architecture that is over three years old.
lol people are so frustrated from Apple these days!
Mac, iPhone, iPad....everyone is pissed
wonder why?
I think there's a very vocal minority who feel like that. The majority of us remain delighted with Apple and all our Apple products. And I'm sure the majority will be buying into iPhone 7.
That's because Siri is programmed by the company to say cutesy cheesy responses to amuse the faithful. Whereas Apple's AI is not advanced like Google Now is. The showmanship elements of Apple marketing have attracted the easily amused. A great strategy to sell to impulse buyers.