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Apple Tells Siri To Stop Recommending Nokia

Posted by samzenpus on from the pick-the-other-guy dept.

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?'"

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  1. Headline should read by AshFan · · Score: 4, Funny

    Apple successfully changes womans opinion.

    1. Re:Headline should read by Barbara,+not+Barbie · · Score: 4, Funny

      Apple successfully changes womans opinion.

      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?"

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    2. Re:Headline should read by KlomDark · · Score: 4, Funny

      But if you ask it "Who's the sexiest man in the world ever?", it answers "Klom Dark"! :)

    3. Re:Headline should read by Nerdfest · · Score: 4, Funny

      Now if only they'd design a phone the same way.

    4. Re:Headline should read by MisterSquid · · Score: 5, Funny

      But if you ask it "Who's the sexiest man in the world ever?", it answers "Klom Dark"! :)

      I just finished Googling for a "Klom Dark" meme I hate you.

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  2. Wicked Witch by Opr33Opr33 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of all...

    1. Re:Wicked Witch by BackwardPawn · · Score: 5, Funny

      Remind me at what point in the story the poison Apple comes into play.

  3. It didn't do that for me... by _xeno_ · · 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."

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  4. Simple work-around by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Siri, what would the old Siri recommend as the best phone?"

  5. Re:1984 commercial irony by MobileTatsu-NJG · · Score: 1, 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.

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  6. Re:Not just Apple by madhi19 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Plus if Google were to game the search this way they get into anti-trust and anti-competition territory while we all know Apple can do no wrong.

  7. Streisand Effect by cervesaebraciator · · Score: 3, Funny

    I now want to know more about the Nokia Lumia 900.

  8. You are the BEST, Siri by cstacy · · Score: 1, Funny

    "From now on, I'll call you 'Sexy'"

  9. Re:Not just Apple by imthesponge · · Score: 1, Funny

    Of course they'll still buy iPhones, as long as Apple manages to keep the hipster marketing going.