Tim Cook on iPhone's Future: 'There's So Much Left That We Can Do'

[I7guy]

There's "so much they can do", I agree and left iPhone behind for a competitor that is actually doing those things Apple has completely ignored.

What Apple does they do brilliantly, which is why we added an IPP M5, ATV and Neo to our list of products.

 

[Heat_Fan89]

"There's so much left that we can do with the iPhone," said Cook.

Our new colors are limitless. 🥳

 

[darngooddesign]

So then you're not technically using Siri.....

Back around 2011 Apple made a deal with Wolfram Alpha so that Siri could hook into it; so by your logic I wasn’t using Siri then either.

and if you don't believe Siri is and was a failure, then nobody can help you....

Siri is bad at some things, but not others. I am perfectly capable of using different tools for different tasks, instead of needing one hammer.

you're just trying to justify all you've spent on the Apple ecosystem which is fine.

I am still happy with my Apple purchases, and I really don't care what you or anyone else speculates.

 

[Luftkopf]

I know Siri isn’t in a great spot because this forum won’t let me forget it. I don’t quite get the fixation though, as if an iPhone is unusable without a highly functioning voice assistant.

Don’t get me wrong, I think it’s still important for Apple to get Siri right, it’s an important tool for accessibility, I just don’t understand the level of bile spilt about it.

 

[clg82]

I know Siri isn’t in a great spot because this forum won’t let me forget it. I don’t quite get the fixation though, as if an iPhone is unusable without a highly functioning voice assistant.

Don’t get me wrong, I think it’s still important for Apple to get Siri right, it’s an important tool for accessibility, I just don’t understand the level of bile spilt about it.

Until you've used Gemini on a Samsung device you won't get it. I know I'll get downvoted for this comment, which is fine, but it's just the reality of where Siri is at vs Gemini right now. My wife has a Samsung Flip, she told Gemini to order us an Uber to a restaurant last Sunday and it actually worked!

 

[Luftkopf]

Until you've used Gemini on a Samsung device you won't get it. I know I'll get downvoted for this comment, which is fine, but it's just the reality of where Siri is at vs Gemini right now. My wife has a Samsung Flip, she told Gemini to order us an Uber to a restaurant last Sunday and it actually worked!

Why would I want to though? I can’t believe it’s happening, but I’m turning into one of those grumpy old men. I want to use my devices to do things, not ask them and hope they get it right.

I use AI, I’ve seen its wild inaccuracy. I don’t want my use of my devices filtered through hallucinating chatbots.

Edit for clarity: I’m not trying to be argumentative, I really just can’t see any benefit to my using AI to control a phone. You do you, I’m not trying to change your mind.

 

[clg82]

Why would I want to though? I can’t believe it’s happening, but I’m turning into one of those grumpy old men. I want to use my devices to do things, not ask them and hope they get it right.

I use AI, I’ve seen its wild inaccuracy. I don’t want my use of my devices filtered through hallucinating chatbots.

Edit for clarity: I’m not trying to be argumentative, I really just can’t see any benefit to my using AI to control a phone. You do you, I’m not trying to change your mind.

I didn't take it as being argumentative at all, in fact it's healthy to be able to have conversations with varying view points. What I would say to that is, if you're referring to "AI" as in what Apple has to offer (I'm just assuming because we're on an apple forum) than I would agree with you that it IS wildly inaccurate and there are much better options out there.

 

[Luftkopf]

I didn't take it as being argumentative at all, in fact it's healthy to be able to have conversations with varying view points. What I would say to that is, if you're referring to "AI" as in what Apple has to offer (I'm just assuming because we're on an apple forum) than I would agree with you that it IS wildly inaccurate and there are much better options out there.

I get that assumption, but no. I’ve never really used Siri, aside from asking it silly questions on my iPhone 5 back in the day, to get silly answers, and my use of Apple Intelligence is mostly just the proofreader. I never felt comfortable talking to a computer, back in the late 90s I think, when voice dictation was being a thing, even though I was excited for it, and that extends to talking to my phone. Voice is an inferior interface.

I use Perplexity, ChatGPT, Claude, and Mistral, and have tried Gemini a few times. Additionally I run Ministral and Gemma3 (12b) locally on my MacBook.

ChatGPT and Claude can be useful for troubleshooting tech issues if you already know enough to call BS when necessary. Otherwise, outside of tech, they’re good at providing generic boilerplate text when you don’t know the shape of the answer and just have an assortment of facts.

Gemini and Mistral (online and local for both) haven’t been terrible at helping me develop new DnD characters. They all get so much wrong you can’t just use their output, but there’s enough there that you can pull ideas from it.

Given all of this, I don’t see the attraction of trying to do everything through one.

 

[commentor]

If by soon you mean for several more years, than maybe. Apple is secretive you never know.