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Re:Microsoft buys Nuance for nearly $20B by TomVDB on Monday April 12, 2021 @11:00AM (#26780132)
I’m always surprised when people shit on Siri. I use it all the time for simple commands, and it works pretty reliably.

I’ve never used anything non-Apple nor have I used any non-phone voice assistant, so I’m not in a position to compare, but as long as it calls the people that I want, sets timers and alarms as needed, and routes me to my city of choice, why would I care?

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Re:Microsoft buys Nuance for nearly $20B by xnyan on Monday April 12, 2021 @12:16PM (#26781191)
>I’m always surprised when people shit on Siri.

>I’ve never used anything non-Apple nor have I used any non-phone voice assistant

You're coming at it without experience. If you try the google and/or amazon version, you may still find Siri acceptable but I can absolutely guarantee you will not be surprised anymore when people call Siri shitty, because companied to amazon and google, it is.

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