Siri delays hurt, but half-baked features could have been a real Apple crisis

Apple’s recent Siri delays have stirred up a mess of bad press, and reportedly led to an all-hands meeting where an exec called the affair “ugly and embarrassing.” But per another key quote from that meeting, there’s no doubt Apple saved itself a world of trouble with the move.

Reliability of new Siri features was reportedly very poor

Delaying new iOS features isn’t a great look. Especially when you get called out by the press with some very strong language.

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