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Hey Tim Cook, you've got a Siri problemapple why siri so bad homepod8 years ago
Published February 23, 2018 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Hey Tim Cook, you've got a Siri problem

I'm not the only one asking why Siri is so bad.

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Apple: Siri's grade improved in 8 months from D+ to CSiri's grade8 years ago
Published January 9, 2018 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Apple: Siri's grade improved in 8 months from D+ to C

Google Home is still the only one that correctly answers "Who is Philip Elmer-DeWitt." 

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Cook takes Siri from Cue, gives it to Federighifederighi, cue, cook siri9 years ago
Published September 1, 2017 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Cook takes Siri from Cue, gives it to Federighi

A change at the top, spotted by MacRumors, confirmed by Apple PR.

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Apple comic reliefthey got siri9 years ago
Published August 30, 2017 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Apple comic relief

Siri in the wild.

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Siri on iPhone and HomePod: 'Two very different animals'HomePod9 years ago
Published August 25, 2017 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Siri on iPhone and HomePod: 'Two very different animals'

From a note to subscribers Friday by Loup Ventures' Gene Munster:

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Ted Talk by Apple's top AI guy went live Monday on YouTubeApple's AI vision9 years ago
Published August 22, 2017 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Ted Talk by Apple's top AI guy went live Monday on YouTube

Tom Gruber, Siri's chief technology officer, sees the world through rose-colored glasses.

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Apple: When are you going to fix Siri?fix siri talk show live9 years ago
Published June 8, 2017 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Apple: When are you going to fix Siri?

Soon enough, one hopes, to save Apple's HomePod from unflattering comparisons to Amazon's Alexa.

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Royal Bank of Canada lists 'top 5' WWDC expectationsRBC logo9 years ago
Published June 1, 2017 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Royal Bank of Canada lists 'top 5' WWDC expectations

From a note to clients by RBC analyst Amit Daryanani.

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Apple's Alexa: Pre-WWDC rumor round-upApple's alexa9 years ago
Published June 1, 2017 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Apple's Alexa: Pre-WWDC rumor round-up

Bloomberg News' scooplet is getting the most pickup—and more than its share of sour grapes.

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Bake-off: Google Assistant vs. Apple Siri (videos)Siri vs. Google CNBC9 years ago
Published May 22, 2017 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Bake-off: Google Assistant vs. Apple Siri (videos)

These are head-to-head tests you can perform on your own iPhone.

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Philip Elmer-DeWitt
Philip Elmer-DeWitt has been covering Apple since 1983 — mostly for Time Magazine (28 years), later for Fortune (9 years), where he wrote a daily blog called Apple 2.0. [Read more.]

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