What's better than Apple's Siri? Android's Tap & Speak, that's what. | Linux Today

What’s better than Apple’s Siri? Android’s Tap & Speak, that’s what.

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KH
Ken Hess
Jun 12, 2012

Watching my wife get frustrated enough with Siri to fling her new iPhone 4S across the room and yell, ???Siri is useless!??? is enough to make me realize that I don’t need or want Siri. I have an iPhone 4, so I don’t have a choice but even if I did, I wouldn’t use it. I’m sure some people find it useful and helpful but I’m not one of them. Neither is my wife. Our 18-year-old son doesn’t use Siri on his 4S either. I believe he colorfully compared Siri’s usefulness to the operational nature of a vacuum cleaner.

KH

Ken Hess

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