Steve Jobs Would Have ?Lost His Mind? Over Siri, Former Employee Says

Siri?s had a rough ride since its launch with the iPhone 4S in October.

When the phone launched, the 4S was universally deemed the best iPhone yet, and Siri one of its shining features. Hackers even jumped on the chance to bend Siri to their will. But since then, Siri excitement has waned, and disappointed fans have taken to the courts to vent their spleen against her creator.

And now it looks like Apple employees are also upset that Siri hasn?t yet matured into the digital assistant of our dreams. ?People are embarrassed by Siri,? a former Apple employee told Fortune. ?Steve would have lost his mind over Siri.?

How Jobs would have reacted to Siri complaints and its evolution, only those closest to the former Apple CEO could know. But is the general anti-Siri sentiment justified?

?Siri is a useful service if you form your queries correctly and understand what the service can do. But many people expect Siri to be more robust than it is,? Gartner analyst Brian Blau told Wired via e-mail. ?So for these types of voice services, there really needs to be some education on the part of the consumer.?

But if the consumer?s education is limited to the star-studded Siri advertisements they see on TV, their disappointment may be deserved. Case in point: A number of people hit Apple with class-action lawsuit that argues Siri doesn?t actually perform like it does in Apple TV spots. ?Many times advertisements are aspirational and their goal is to lead to customer engagement,? Blau said. ?But maybe Apple missed the mark with this one.?

Apple lawyers have since filed to dismiss the suit, saying the plaintiffs? complaints were incomplete, vague, and ?highly individualized.?

Also, it?s important to note that Siri is still a beta product, ?so clearly there?s going to be some user experiences that differ,? Gartner analyst Michael Gartenberg told Wired via email.

Nonetheless, Siri has been around for well over six months now, and we haven?t seen any major updates to either its performance or capabilities. For a product in beta, you?d expect at least occasional tweaks and additions. And Siri didn?t even make it onto the third-generation iPad (but there are plenty of good reasons why it would be challenging or impractical to bring the feature to non-phone devices).

Blau and Gartenberg both expect Apple to continue to improve Siri through future updates, as Apple seems very committed to the feature. But will we not see any improvements until iOS 6? ?I think Apple is holding off for iOS 6,? web developer and Siri hacker Pete Lamonica told Wired. ?They?re not really the type to introduce new functionality between major OS releases, even when they could (like with Siri).?

Competitors like Samsung are starting to emulate Apple?s voice-powered assistant, and if Apple doesn?t push out some killer updates soon, Siri could lose its sparkle.

I don?t know if Jobs would have ?lost his mind? over Siri, but I can?t imagine he?d be peachy with the state she?s in now.

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PFT: Vikings stadium deal official on narrow vote

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The decision of the NFLPA to sue the NFL for collusion has raised questions regarding the NFLPA?s failure to realize that salary cap penalties the union agreed to imposed n the Cowboys and Redskins earlier this year amounted to evidence of collusion.? The NFLPA contends that it didn?t believe that the cap penalties suggested collusion.? Moreover, the NFLPA claims it had no choice but to agree to the removal of $10 million in cap space from the Cowboys and $36 million from the Redskins.

?What was agreed to was worth hundreds of millions of dollars to the players, collectively,? NFLPA outside counsel Jeffrey Kessler said earlier this week, during a conference call with the media.? ?When held with a gun of either agreeing to reallocate, move [salary cap space] from two teams to other teams to get those hundreds of millions of dollars, the players felt they did what was in the best interest of the players.?

Kessler was referring to ?hundreds of millions of dollars? that pushed the per-team salary cap in 2012 to $120.6 million per team.? Some reports have suggested that the salary cap otherwise would have been as low as $113 million per team, more than $7 million per team less than the 2011 cap of $120.375 million.

Given that the 2012 cap was determined in early March and NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith?s contract was set to expire later that month, there has been ample speculation that the NFLPA feared that a drop in the salary cap less than a year after execution of the new CBA would prompt NFLPA leadership to elect a new executive director.? NFLPA spokesman George Atallah addressed that speculation during the same conference call.

?I?ll answer that by not answering it,? Atallah said, ?because he obviously was elected unanimously and there were no issues whatsoever at the rep meetings.? And, you know, it?s interesting that people have speculated or had speculated at the time about De?s future and, you know, you?ve written on the terms of the deal and how good the deal has been, frankly, for players and owners and the league.

?And at this point, you know ? there has been a lot of speculation about De?s future in the months after the CBA, and there was a lot of speculation about even De becoming executive director back in 2009 if people remember.? You know, neither he nor I nor Jeff nor David on the call can really worry about that kind of stuff.

?We have an obligation to our members. We have an obligation to every NFL player to make sure that terms of any agreement are complied with and rules are enforced. And that?s what we focus on every day. We, you know, we?ll leave the rest to you guys.?

And so the speculation has persisted.? As Ross Tucker of NBC Sports Network and elsewhere observed on Twitter, ?Feels like NFLPA forfeited their rights to a legit collusion case to get 2012 cap [number] higher so De Smith would get re-elected.?? Asked for a reaction to Tucker?s tweet during a Friday morning appearance on ESPN Radio?s Mike & Mike in the Morning, here?s what Smith had to say:? ?Well, I hadn?t heard that.? My reaction isn?t to spend too much time debating with people outside of football about issues that purely relate to my job and the Executive Committee and the players of the National Football League.? Everybody is entitled to their own opinion, but nobody?s entitled to their own facts.? So, you know, with respect to what he thinks, let him think it and wish him a good day.?

We agree with Smith regarding his belief as to the facts, but we don?t know what the facts are.? And even though we?d like to know what the facts are, it?s unlikely the media will get anything other than a flat denial.

Still, the circumstantial evidence is fairly compelling.? The NFLPA felt so strongly about getting the salary cap north of $120.375 million that they believed, as Kessler explained it, that they had a ?gun? to their heads when the time came to determine whether to accept the proposed cap penalties against the Cowboys and Redskins.? Why did they feel that way?

More importantly, why did they need an infusion of ?hundreds of millions? to get the salary cap higher than it was in 2012?

These are questions that the media can ask, but that the NFLPA probably won?t answer.? Whether and to what extent those questions are or have been or will be asked by the NFLPA Executive Committee or the Board of Player Representatives is an entirely different issue.

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The Real Strategey To Make Money Online | Internet Revenue Articles

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Copyright ? 2012 Patric Chan

You can easily ?write? an eBook and start selling it online (or maybe put it on Amazon Kindle)? even if you?re not an expert for that topic.

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If you read a book about persuasion techniques, you?ll find almost the same content in another persuasion technique book.

It?s the same thing with information on parenting and relationship ? most of the advice are the same but they?re just being explained (or taught) differently.

Of course, there will be times when you?ll discover novel content about persuasion or relationship or parenting in a book but my point here is, you can create your own information product easily with some basic research.

Everybody understands that having your very own information product is the ULTIMATE secret for long term internet marketing success. Just look at a guy who sells a course about how to make money from Facebook ? isn?t the WAY he?s making money none other than selling HIS information product to you?

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Decorating Tips for Your Memorial Day Weekend Entertaining

Entry #1219, May 24, 2012

There is no better way to start the summer than a Memorial Day weekend barbeque. This is surely the best way to have fun with your family, relatives and friends.? Keeping the fun and excitement will never be a problem especially if you have your loved ones enjoying the camaraderie.

A great way to enhance the party is by giving life to the venue. Having an impressive decoration provides a boost on the general ambiance of the surroundings. This is something that should be taken into consideration when throwing a party. To ensure that you have effective decorations for your Memorial Day party, here are some tips:

Celebrate your Memorial Day with the red white and blue!

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Choose patriotic colors to have a touch of the Memorial Day celebration.

Since this is in remembrance to those who died for the nation, it would be great to have the colors red, white and blue as your motif for the celebration. These colors provide symbolic theme about the feast. Also, it gives informative milieu for kids to be aware about the essence the Memorial Day celebration.

Stock up on party accessories and supplies.

You may opt to have combinations of red, white and blue for your table. For instance, you may combine red and white for a table cloth and blue for your plates. At the center table, you may have a flower arrangement highlighting the colors red, white and blue. It may be roses, carnation or anything that will show off the celebration.

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Creative decor for your party

A Memorial Day celebration is not only for grownups but also for kids. Well, the best way to pump-up the party for kids is to see balloons all over the place. The great thing of having balloons is that you can use them for party games. After the party, balloons can also serve as souvenir for kids.

Do not forget to use your available resources at home. Using your creativity to recycle and reuse available materials at home can help lessen your expenses for decorations.

For more Memorial Day weekend ideas on Stagetecture, click here.

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