Apple has reportedly been working on expanding the already-ginormous facility, in addition to adding a hefty solar-panel array near it to serve up renewable energy. Siri is thought to inhabit Apple's relatively new massive data center in North Carolina, along with iCloud. This might mean that Apple's already having trouble keeping up with Siri's demand, and including it on the iPad would only make matters worse. But why would Siri seemingly become less intelligent over time? It could potentially be tied back to the possibility that Siri's usage has taken off in lockstep with iPhone 4S sales, and the plethora of queries could be overwhelming its servers to the extent that Siri can't spend as much time contemplating each response or witty comeback.
Siri is still in beta, so some bugs are to be expected, as with any beta software. Google is probably working on a " Google Assistant" as we speak. Then I pick up my Android, say the same thing, and it's done. In an interview with The Daily Beast in January, Woz said: On top of that, many users have even noticed that Siri has gotten dumber over the past few months, notably including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, who switch-hits and uses both iOS and Google ( NAS: GOOG) Android devices. The inclusion of Siri would have inevitably been touted as a key-selling feature that's integrated directly into iOS and, as such, when not always available would send a mixed signal. While other functions like browsing and email require a connection, too, that's intuitively obvious to most users. Since not all iPad models have LTE and even those that do include contract-free data plans, Siri would work intermittently at best, depending on the availability/subscription of a network connection. On the other hand, devices like the iPod Touch and iPad can't always rely on being connected, either on Wi-Fi or the iPad's speedy new 4G LTE connection. The iPhone 4S always has a data connection like any other smartphone, so this rarely presents a problem. The first one is simply that Siri needs an active network connection to call home to the iMothership to function properly, since the bulk of Siri's software isn't stored locally but rather on Apple's servers.
As one of the key selling points for the iPhone 4S and leading Apple's push toward voice interaction as a viable input medium, where was Siri?ĬultofMac recently laid out the two primary reasons Cupertino's virtual assistant probably didn't make the cut and probably won't any time soon.
Last week, when Apple ( NAS: AAPL) unveiled the new iPad, there was a notable omission that I was fully expecting to see included: Siri.
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