Apple commenter John Gruber launches blistering attack on ‘rotten’ Apple over Siri vaporware

John Gruber is one of the more high-profile Apple commenters, and generally takes a pretty upbeat view of the company, so it was a big surprise to see him launch a blistering attack on the iPhone maker. Referring to Apple advertising Siri features which don’t yet exist, he argues that the company is “in disarray if not crisis,” is making “bullshit” claims, and has “squandered” its reputation with “a fiasco” … The background in a nutshell Apple recently had to admit that plans for three new Siri features are “going to take us longer than we thought” – with no real explanation, and no new delivery date. Crucially, these are the very features which promise to make Siri truly intelligent: Personal context (understanding things like “When is my mom’s flight landing?”) On-screen awareness (being able to do things like “Add this address to her contact card”) In-app actions (for example, “Make this photo pop, and add it to my Miami 2025 note”) The company also quietly deleted an iPhone ... Read full article.