Apple: We never said Siri would actually work in the UK - Polidicks

[QUOTE]The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has quashed a complaint from a fanboi disappointed by Siri's lack of UK knowledge - and said the punter had above-average expectations compared with what it would expect from the "average Brit". Siri, the voice-recognising virtual assistant on the iPhone 4S, is unable to direct users in Blighty to businesses, nor can it provide routes and traffic updates, because it only does map-integration and biz lookups in the US. But a disgruntled Jesus-mobe owner in Britain complained to the ASA that this omission was skirted over in an online advert for the 4S posted in October 2011. The advert read: Simply ask Siri to help you send messages, set reminders or search for information […] It can even use information from your iPhone - such as your location, contacts and contact relationships - to provide intelligent, personal assistance. The complainant said that the ad was misleading because it did not make it clear enough that location-based Siri functionality only worked in the United States.[/QUOTE] [IMG]http://regmedia.co.uk/2012/03/02/siri_in_uk.png[/IMG] [QUOTE]The ad was posted by Vodafone, but Voda referred the ASA to Apple, which had supplied the information for the advert text. On Wednesday the ASA ruled in Apple's favour and dismissed the complaint, noting that Siri in the UK did use location to a certain extent – it was part of Siri's ability to forecast the local weather. The ASA also noted that there was a footnote on the advert that stated "Siri may not be available in all languages or in all areas, and features may vary by area". The ASA concluded that the complainant's expectations were too high. The belief that Siri would be able to direct users to useful local businesses was not implicit from the advert, said the ASA, and was an expectation that would not trouble the UK's "average customer", who, the agency asserted would have little knowledge of technology journalism or Apple product launches. [I]We considered that some consumers may have had prior knowledge of what Siri was reportedly able to do in the US and, with this knowledge, might read into the ad that Siri users in the UK would benefit from similar maps-based functionality. However we did not consider that these consumers represented the average consumer in the UK and, because the ad in itself had not explicitly or implicitly made such claims, we concluded that the ad was not misleading.[/I][/QUOTE] [url]http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/03/02/asa_ruling_siri_uk/[/url]

I have to admit, Siri's lack of functionality[I] is[/I] starting to piss me off

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Yeah... In Finland there is no SIRI at all... There is just Iphone 4 and Iphone 4s without SIRI.

[quote] and was an expectation that would not trouble the [b]UK's "average customer"[/b], who, the agency asserted would have [b]little knowledge of technology journalism or Apple product launches.[/b][/quote] That's pretty pathetic that an organisation like that's just saying that the average Brit is a moron.

is it REALLY that fucking hard for apple to teach siri some new synonyms?

[QUOTE=markg06;34978633]That's pretty pathetic that an organisation like that's just saying that the average Brit is a moron.[/QUOTE] Yeah seriously, does apple even realize that chavs/neds are a minority?

[QUOTE=manian112;34978626]Yeah... In Finland there is no SIRI at all... There is just Iphone 4 and Iphone 4s without SIRI.[/QUOTE] There is no Siri even if you change the language to English?

I feel just as bad for the Canadians.

[quote]The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has quashed a complaint from a [B]fanboi[/B][/quote] Seriously?

What the hell... the ASA are usually nitpicky as fuck.. what apple employees had to suck dick to let this slide?

Fuck you too, Apple.

[QUOTE=manian112;34978626]Yeah... In Finland there is no SIRI at all... There is just Iphone 4 and Iphone 4s without SIRI.[/QUOTE] How on earth did they market the 4s without Siri? It was the only new feature

[QUOTE=smurfy;34979236]How on earth did they market the 4s without Siri? It was the only new feature[/QUOTE] The camera and the new processor.

[QUOTE=smurfy;34979236]How on earth did they market the 4s without Siri? It was the only new feature[/QUOTE] He just got the iPhone 4. The S stands for siri, obviously.

This is hilarious, how many people bought the iPhone 4S outside the USA? A lot.

Well there is still the huge step up in ram and processing speed in the 4S

[QUOTE=smurfy;34979236]How on earth did they market the 4s without Siri? It was the only new feature[/QUOTE] What about the new camera and processor?

[QUOTE=AJisAwesome15;34979586]Well there is still the huge step up in ram and processing speed in the 4S[/QUOTE] or get a galaxy nexus

[QUOTE=Dr. Fishtastic;34979755]or get a galaxy nexus[/QUOTE] Ew pentile display

Why was I instantly reminded of this video [video=youtube;SGxKhUuZ0Rc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGxKhUuZ0Rc[/video]

[QUOTE=MBB;34979792]Ew pentile display[/QUOTE] Ew bloody money from constant patent lawsuits

[QUOTE=MBB;34979597]What about the new camera and processor?[/QUOTE] One of the processor cores is dedicated to siri, rendering it useless to those without it

[QUOTE=DireAvenger;34979956]Ew bloody money from constant patent lawsuits[/QUOTE] What?

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGbYVvU0Z5s[/media] I'll just leave this here. [editline]3rd March 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=MBB;34979792]Ew pentile display[/QUOTE] Ew tiny display.

[QUOTE=inconspicious;34980038][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGbYVvU0Z5s[/media] I'll just leave this here. [editline]3rd March 2012[/editline] Ew tiny display.[/QUOTE] that's old and has limited uses, I use it all the time

[QUOTE=Shadaez;34980143]that's old and has limited uses, I use it all the time[/QUOTE] I chose an old video just to illustrate that Siri is nothing new at all. But yeah, I use it loads too, if I'm on my own I use it to dictate emails and text messages.

also I can't ever call my girlfriend when I use it, I have to end up saying her number instead. "Meisha" must be too complicated. [editline]3rd March 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=inconspicious;34980163]I chose an old video just to illustrate that Siri is nothing new at all. But yeah, I use it loads too, if I'm on my own I use it to dictate emails and text messages.[/QUOTE] well, siri has more uses

[QUOTE=Shadaez;34980175]well, siri has more uses[/QUOTE] As long as you are in the US, apparently.

The first grade questions are much tamer. No murder, just arson. Karl Convict was jailed for some terrible crimes he committed. He burned down 13 kindergartens and 12 hospitals. How many buildings did he set fire to?