Apple's latest attempt to launch the new Siri runs into snags

This is obviously a death march project. Just delay it indefinitely until the Google Gemini based Siri chatbot is ready. Why ship something half-assed?

Re: Apple's latest attempt to launch the new Siri runs into snags

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Post by fartfeatures » Wed, Feb 11, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC

This was such a self inflicted own goal. Siri has needed work for years and every year they neglected it. When they first bought Siri it was state of the art and then it just languished. Pulling an Intel and sweating your assets until it is too late is never a good idea.

Re: Apple's latest attempt to launch the new Siri runs into snags

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Post by lysace » Wed, Feb 11, 2026, 10:08 PM UTC

jdlyga wrote: post #7

This is obviously a death march project. Just delay it indefinitely until the Google Gemini based Siri chatbot is ready. Why ship something half-assed?

The referenced Bloomberg source (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-11/apple-s-i...) says this about the delayed effort:

But it’s been a complex undertaking. The revamped Siri is built on an entirely new architecture dubbed Linwood. Its software will rely on the company’s large language model platform — known as Apple Foundations Models — which is now incorporating technology from Alphabet Inc.’s Google Gemini team.

Re: Apple's latest attempt to launch the new Siri runs into snags

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Post by luxuryballs » Wed, Feb 11, 2026, 10:33 PM UTC

Are Apple AI agent delays bearish for AI agents in general? Unless something else is the issue it’s normal behavior for Apple not to implement something everyone else already has until it’s very good and solid.