Apple Tells Siri To Stop Recommending Nokia 337
judgecorp writes "Apple has changed the answer Siri gives to the question 'What is the best smartphone ever?' to prevent the voice-driven assistant from promoting the Nokia Lumia 900. Originally Siri trawled online reviews on the web, using the Wolfram Alpha search engine, to come up with the Lumia, much to Apple's embarrassment. Now, Apple has intervened, replacing that answer with a joke: 'Wait there are other phones?'"
Headline should read (Score:4, Funny)
Wicked Witch (Score:5, Funny)
Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of all...
It didn't do that for me... (Score:5, Funny)
When I tried "What is the best cell phone ever?" SIRI came up with a cell phone store. Apparently the SIRI algorithm is essentially:
1. Is this a built-in joke phrase?
2. Does this contain keywords like "alarm" or "weather" for various command phrases?
3. Is there something with that name nearby?
4. Did a Wolfram-Alpha search come up with something?
5. Bomb.
Which kind of demos how useless the whole thing. Especially with the ridiculous lag times. The old 3GS voice commands were perfectly usable for controlling the iPod app and making phone calls. The new SIRI-fied version is entirely useless because instead of working, you just get to wait some 5-10 seconds for the SIRI servers to process whatever it was you said. Assuming it works at all.
"Call mom."
(15 seconds later) "I'm sorry, something went wrong."
(sarcastically) "Most advanced cell phone ever."
"I found a place matching 'cell phone' close to you."
"You're useless, SIRI."
Re:Headline should read (Score:5, Funny)
Video or it never happened!
FYI, Siri is not a woman, no matter how much you may want to imagine otherwise when you ask it "Who's the sexiest man in the world?" and it answers, "Wait, there are other men?"
Simple work-around (Score:5, Funny)
"Siri, what would the old Siri recommend as the best phone?"
Re:Wicked Witch (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Headline should read (Score:5, Funny)
But if you ask it "Who's the sexiest man in the world ever?", it answers "Klom Dark"! :)
Re:1984 commercial irony (Score:2, Funny)
Reading about apple products on Slashdot is like reading about living under a communist regime, editing the 'truth' for an agenda.
Mods? Can I get the word 'Insightful' next to my post?
FTFY.
Re:Not just Apple (Score:4, Funny)
Streisand Effect (Score:4, Funny)
You are the BEST, Siri (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Headline should read (Score:5, Funny)
Now if only they'd design a phone the same way.
Re:Headline should read (Score:5, Funny)
I just finished Googling for a "Klom Dark" meme I hate you.
Re:Not just Apple (Score:2, Funny)
Of course they'll still buy iPhones, as long as Apple manages to keep the hipster marketing going.