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They still just don't work very well unless you memorize very specific exact commands.

The other day, we had to remember to book a school thing for the kid. I said "Hey Google, set a reminder for 9pm to [book the thing]".

Google replied "Here are web search results for set a reminder...."

When they fail constantly at the most basic tasks, usage is going to drop way off.

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They also refuse to ever show a reference so that you can learn what you can say, or teach you any other way. Refusing to show and teach your users feels arrogant to me. They had to promise that you can "just speak naturally" and now they can't roll it back.

Meanwhile my success rate for the way I speak is below 20%.

they do chime in and tell you all sorts of things "by the way, i can also play music while you're getting ready for bed" while i'm trying to concentrate and live my life lol.

just compile a list of all commands into an email and send that to me. i don't actually want to hear you talk, siri

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