Seriously? Apple Needs *Google’s* Help?!

Oh, for the love of all that is holy. Apparently, Apple – yes, that Apple, the one who thinks it invented everything good in this world – is considering begging Google to let them use Gemini (their AI thingy) to fix Siri. Siri, which has been a monumentally frustrating experience since its inception. Like, they built an entire ecosystem and can’t even get their voice assistant right? Pathetic.

The report says they’ve been “in talks” for months, meaning Apple probably realized how utterly useless Siri is compared to everything else out there. They want Gemini to power *some* of Siri’s features, not a full takeover (yet – give it time). They’re trying to be all sneaky about it, integrating it without letting anyone know it’s Google doing the heavy lifting. Because admitting failure is SO beneath them.

And naturally, there are concerns about data privacy. Like, duh. Letting Google near your Apple stuff? What could *possibly* go wrong? They’re talking about on-device processing to mitigate this, but honestly, I wouldn’t trust Apple to secure a paperclip, let alone my personal information.

Basically, Apple screwed up big time and is now scrambling for someone else to clean up their mess. It’s embarrassing, it’s infuriating, and frankly, it proves that even the most overhyped companies can be spectacularly incompetent. Don’t expect miracles though, just a slightly less-terrible Siri.

Source: TechCrunch

You know, I once had to debug a network issue caused by someone trying to run Siri on a router. A router! It crashed the entire thing and took down three departments. That’s the level of quality we’re dealing with here. Don’t even get me started on the support calls…

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