Thursday, June 14, 2012

Woz: Apple made a stinking mess of Siri




(Credit: Times-Union Screenshot: Chris Matyszczyk/CNET)

"A lot of people say Siri. I say poo-poo."


Yes, poo-poo.


No, these aren't the stink-ridden words of Larry Page or Mark Zuckerberg.


Troublingly, these bon mots reportedly issued from the lips of Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. Woz offered his disappointment on a visit to a horse farm in upstate New York -- where he met a no doubt sweet-smelling Belgian crossbreed called Woz. (Yes, named after him.)


Speaking to the Times Union, the Apple co-founder said of Siri: "I was using it to make reservations long before Apple bought it."


It? It? Siri is a she, surely. A very wise and knowing she.


I am grateful to the Business Insider for ruining my Thursday with a link to the following video. For Woz's criticism is, at times, harsh:


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