1600 Question Test Shows How Bad Siri Really Is [Apple]
Pitting Google search against Siri using a monster 1600-question test shows how useful Siri really is: not at all. Google answered correctly 86 percent of the time. Siri achieved just 68 percent accuracy. At that point, it's not much better than a crystal ball. More »
source: gizmodo.com
29 Jun 2012
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