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Apple sued over 'deceptive' Siri ads
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article published on 13 March, 2012
Disappointed iPhone 4S owner sues Apple.
A New York man has filed a lawsuit against Apple, claiming that the advertisement's for Siri are deceptive and misleading. Frank Fazio bought his iPhone 4S in November last year after seeing advertisements showing Siri being used.
"Defendant's advertisements regarding the Siri feature are fundamentally and designedly false and misleading," the ... [ read the full article ]
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xaznboitx
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13. March 2012 @ 04:28 |
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if he using it few days after he bought it, should of return it
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nbfreak2
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13. March 2012 @ 07:58 |
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Good luck with that one Apple will laugh it out of court......
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13. March 2012 @ 10:46 |
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This guys got balls going up against apple lawyers. But who buys a phone for just one specific feature?
"Cable thief is a victimless crime."
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birdiebandit18
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13. March 2012 @ 12:06 |
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i guess someone has to stand up to the big boys at some point. i defense of him buying a phone for one feature, i myself was quite impressed with their siri ads, but i wondered how it could work so good. seems too much like artificial intelligence.
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13. March 2012 @ 13:07 |
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"Siri, Why do you suck?"
"I'm sorry. I do not understand."
Oh, Im sorry... Did the middle of my sentence interrupt the beginning of yours?
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SProdigy
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13. March 2012 @ 17:32 |
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Originally posted by birdiebandit18:
i myself was quite impressed with their siri ads, but i wondered how it could work so good.
I thought as much until I got a 4S, which I needed since my old 3G was just miserable to use anymore. I must say I thought of Siri as a marketing gimmick and didn't think of it as a "must have" feature until I started using it... and though the ads seem to be farfetched, it works pretty much as advertised, so much so that I can tell it to call my wife and it will! (Of course it asked who my wife was the first time I asked this question.)
Now and then I'll try to throw dumb questions at it just to see how it will respond and if it understands what I'm asking. The devs spent a lot of time with this, as asking to "get laid" will try to uncover escort services, asking Siri's favorites such as color, will have an off the wall answer or even a "Do you love me Siri?" to which I've seen about a dozen different answers! (All you need is love... and an iPhone.)
That said, I'm far from an Apple fanboy, but the thing works. Maybe this guy has tourettes or can't speak proper English, who knows. How many people can get away with suing because they were unhappy with a personal decision, such as buying a product? Ridiculous if you ask me.
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13. March 2012 @ 17:50 |
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My opinion about Siri is that it's not the dictation that makes it usable... It's the macros that it builds to do the things you ask.
To me that means that maybe they should make those macros available without the voice activation. By that I mean that they seem capable of building a UI that responds to voice but is hidden. Make that UI available.
Oh, Im sorry... Did the middle of my sentence interrupt the beginning of yours?
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14. March 2012 @ 01:15 |
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Originally posted by nbfreak2:
Good luck with that one Apple will laugh it out of court......
More than likely it won't go to court. Instead, Apple will agree to a settlement (possibly a large one) that has a clause stating the plaintiff can't participate in (or file) a class-action lawsuit over the issue.
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nbfreak2
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14. March 2012 @ 11:06 |
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Originally posted by Pop_Smith:
Originally posted by nbfreak2:
Good luck with that one Apple will laugh it out of court......
More than likely it won't go to court. Instead, Apple will agree to a settlement (possibly a large one) that has a clause stating the plaintiff can't participate in (or file) a class-action lawsuit over the issue.
I agree,Apple will want to put this away quickly and as quite as possible..
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15. March 2012 @ 15:35 |
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Siri is so bad that Google is scrambling to copy it.
Settlement: Give the dope his money back and a free Android.
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Gnawnivek
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15. March 2012 @ 16:00 |
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Hmmm, what does "Siri is still beta" suppose to mean?
Peace!
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15. March 2012 @ 20:44 |
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Originally posted by plutonash:
This guys got balls going up against apple lawyers. But who buys a phone for just one specific feature?
My guess is that this is a new version of the "Patent Troll". But, instead of patents, it's advertised features. So he buys the iPhone, and tests out its Siri feature. Siri doesn't work as advertised, so he sues instead of taking the thing back for a refund, like most people would do.
Connection reset by phear...
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wheelstb
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15. March 2012 @ 22:58 |
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In fine print on the commercial it even says screen sequences shortened.
I have not used the application myself, but of course you have to expect that on the commercial is going to work perfectly and that in real life it is not going to be perfectly smooth. I just think these things must be approached with a healthy amount of skepticism.
I am not defending what Apple did I just think that you should naturally be skeptical. Of course, it really makes a difference how large the gap is between what the software is actually capable of for the average individual and what is depicted on the commercial.
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16. March 2012 @ 00:54 |
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Originally posted by wheelstb:
In fine print on the commercial it even says screen sequences shortened.
I have not used the application myself, but of course you have to expect that on the commercial is going to work perfectly and that in real life it is not going to be perfectly smooth. I just think these things must be approached with a healthy amount of skepticism.
I am not defending what Apple did I just think that you should naturally be skeptical. Of course, it really makes a difference how large the gap is between what the software is actually capable of for the average individual and what is depicted on the commercial.
Personally, I think he was looking for it to fail *somewhere*, so he could bring a lawsuit against Apple, and maybe get some cash for just going away.
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eLeCTR0n
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16. March 2012 @ 20:45 |
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Apple is notorious for grossly exaggerating features in its ads. Remember how the EU banned iPhone 3S ads claiming that 3S was more than twice as fast as 3?
Of course we don't have an honest governmental watchdog that can ban corporate lies so it's a step in the right direction for a consumer to sue over ridiculously ambitious marketing campaigns.
It's really sad how many people buy Apple and other companies' products merely because they have excellent (deceptive) marketing. After forking over so much money many people want to believe it's worth what they paid for and it becomes easier to just buy into the hype. The rest of consumers probably assume it's their fault and they just haven't figured out how to work it. Very few will admit they got ripped off and go back to return the product as long as it still works half as promised.
Don't get me wrong. Apple does from time to time make great products. But most of the time the quality of Apple products don't justify the hype of Apple fans. It really takes great marketing to push fans into becoming loyal zealots.
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wheelstb
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17. March 2012 @ 16:08 |
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Originally posted by phobet:
Originally posted by wheelstb:
In fine print on the commercial it even says screen sequences shortened.
I have not used the application myself, but of course you have to expect that on the commercial is going to work perfectly and that in real life it is not going to be perfectly smooth. I just think these things must be approached with a healthy amount of skepticism.
I am not defending what Apple did I just think that you should naturally be skeptical. Of course, it really makes a difference how large the gap is between what the software is actually capable of for the average individual and what is depicted on the commercial.
Personally, I think he was looking for it to fail *somewhere*, so he could bring a lawsuit against Apple, and maybe get some cash for just going away.
You're probably right. It would seem to me that any reasonable individual would not expect the immediate performance that you see in the commercial.
Although, my opinion may not be the same as the average user because I routinely use speech recognition software so I know what to expect from it.
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