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| From | Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? |
| Date | 2019-01-18 23:54 -0800 |
| Organization | Aioe.org NNTP Server |
| Message-ID | <q1ul2p$6jh$1@gioia.aioe.org> (permalink) |
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On 2019-01-18 11:52 p.m., André G. Isaak wrote: > On 2019-01-19 12:13 a.m., Alan Baker wrote: >> On 2019-01-18 10:47 p.m., Your Name wrote: >>> On 2019-01-19 06:37:53 +0000, Your Name said: >>> >>>> On 2019-01-19 05:56:00 +0000, gtr said: >>>>> On 2019-01-19 05:02:05 +0000, Jolly Roger said: >>>>>> Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote: >>>>>>> On 2019-01-18 17:56:07 +0000, Ed Norton said: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I mean after the novelty wears off. Seems like one of those >>>>>>>> appliances >>>>>>>> that you see on late-night TV that you think will be so useful >>>>>>>> and ends >>>>>>>> up just sitting on your counter never used. Like the Bagel >>>>>>>> Cutter or >>>>>>>> the Apple Peeler or the Ronco Dehydrator. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> A few people use it, but for most it's just a gimmick to be toyed >>>>>>> with >>>>>>> as an initial novelty / "look at me" or they don't even know it >>>>>>> exists. >>>>>> >>>>>> Bullshit from hopelessly out of touch Your Name, as usual. >>>> >>>> Says the braindead moron who only knows what he and his five geeky >>>> friends do, and blindly believes everyone in the world does that >>>> too. :-\ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> I don't know about the generalized "most people", but I know a lot >>>>> of people with iPhones and none seem to make use of Siri at all. >>>>> I'm not talking about the tech-heads, but mosts of my crew is 55+, >>>>> and I may be the only one among them that uses it. I don't know >>>>> about the kids. >>>> >>>> Add in the Mac users and it's a very small minority of users who >>>> bother with Siri, let alone know it even exists. >>> >>> I should have said, it's not just Siri, it's all the other silly >>> gimmick voice recognition systems as well that aren't really used by >>> the vast majority of device owners, whether that's Apple, Windoze, or >>> Google. >>> >> >> Siri on an iPhone is in no way "gimmicky". >> >> It is a faster, better way to do many things. > > This seems like a rather silly debate. Either you find it useful, as > apparently many do, or, like me, you don't. Neither is the 'correct' > answer. Silly reasons for saying something is useless are silly whether you use the thing or not. > > A bigger issue than usefulness is privacy. I'm only mildly concerned > about this where Siri or Cortana are concerned, but I'd have strong > reservations about using Google Assistant (or possibly Alexa). > > André >
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Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Ed Norton <norton@nowhere.com> - 2019-01-18 12:56 -0500
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2019-01-18 10:11 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2019-01-18 10:22 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2019-01-18 10:28 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2019-01-18 10:30 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2019-01-18 20:45 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2019-01-18 14:45 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-01-19 05:02 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Ed Norton <norton@nowhere.com> - 2019-01-18 13:28 -0500
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2019-01-18 10:32 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2019-01-18 10:20 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2019-01-18 10:26 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-01-18 21:17 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Elden <usenet@moondog.org> - 2019-01-18 13:08 -0600
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2019-01-18 11:18 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Elden <usenet@moondog.org> - 2019-01-18 14:40 -0600
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-01-19 05:02 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2019-01-19 09:05 +1300
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-01-19 05:02 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2019-01-18 21:56 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2019-01-19 19:37 +1300
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2019-01-19 19:47 +1300
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2019-01-18 23:13 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? André G. Isaak <agisaak@gm.invalid> - 2019-01-19 00:52 -0700
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2019-01-18 23:54 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2019-01-19 15:42 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-01-19 11:34 -0500
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-01-18 21:17 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2019-01-18 17:14 -0500
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2019-01-18 19:51 -0600
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Ed Norton <norton@nowhere.com> - 2019-01-18 21:03 -0500
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2019-01-19 18:34 -0600
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2019-01-19 16:17 +1300
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2019-01-18 23:14 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? André G. Isaak <agisaak@gm.invalid> - 2019-01-18 20:53 -0700
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2019-01-19 17:04 +1300
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2019-01-19 18:36 -0600
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2019-01-20 04:26 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-19 08:14 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? André G. Isaak <agisaak@gm.invalid> - 2019-01-19 04:26 -0700
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-19 13:24 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? André G. Isaak <agisaak@gm.invalid> - 2019-01-19 07:31 -0700
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-19 15:08 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-01-19 17:18 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-19 18:29 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2019-01-19 11:03 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-19 19:08 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-01-19 14:11 -0500
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-01-19 19:35 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-19 20:02 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-01-19 20:12 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-19 20:17 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-01-20 03:33 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-20 13:16 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-01-20 17:52 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-20 19:54 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-01-20 14:57 -0500
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-01-21 00:19 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-21 17:45 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-01-21 12:58 -0500
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2019-01-22 04:18 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Elden <usenet@moondog.org> - 2019-01-22 12:13 -0600
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2019-01-22 21:48 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-01-23 21:41 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2019-01-24 01:09 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-01-24 16:21 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2019-01-20 11:59 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-20 20:28 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2019-01-20 13:51 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-20 22:07 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? YK <xxxxx@dialme.com> - 2019-01-20 17:51 -0500
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-20 23:37 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? André G. Isaak <agisaak@gm.invalid> - 2019-01-21 12:47 -0700
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-21 20:51 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2019-01-21 13:27 +1300
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? YK <xxxxx@dialme.com> - 2019-01-20 20:06 -0500
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2019-01-21 14:29 +1300
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-01-21 17:36 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2019-01-20 17:09 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2019-01-20 17:18 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2019-01-21 18:35 +1300
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2019-01-20 22:58 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2019-01-19 11:26 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-19 20:21 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2019-01-19 12:25 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-19 20:46 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2019-01-19 12:57 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-19 22:49 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2019-01-19 15:19 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2019-01-19 15:44 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-19 18:34 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2019-01-19 11:03 -0800
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-19 19:14 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-01-19 20:06 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? "David B." <"David B"@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-01-19 20:10 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-01-20 03:31 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2019-01-19 15:44 +0000
Re: Does Anyone Actually Use Siri? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2019-01-19 11:46 -0500
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