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Man to sue Apple after iPhone's Siri 'gave him wrong directions'
Siri, was it a left or right turn at Albuquerque?
So enraged by his iPhone 4S's unpredictable accuracy and response time when asking its Siri digital assistant for directions, a New York man is suing Apple for false advertising.
Frank M Fazio filed a class action lawsuit this week in California claiming Apple provided a 'misleading and deceptive message' about Siri's capabilities before purchasing his phone last November.
'In the commercials ... tasks are done with ease with the assistance of the iPhone 4Ss Siri feature, a represented functionality contrary to the actual operating results and performance of Siri,' his suit obtained by the Wall Street Journal states
Fazio claims the phone, which costs approximately $100 more than the previous iPhone version, isn't worth its price especially while in beta-test form admitted on Apple's web page.
'Defendant's advertising and marketing campaign is designed to cause consumers to purchase the iPhone 4S over other smart phones because of its Siri feature,' Fazio's claim states.
With star-studded commercials featuring celebrities like Samuel L Jackson, Zooey Deschanel and John Malkovich, Siri is shown to deliver fast and accurate answers to vocal questions from where the nearest Thai restaurant is to how many ounces are in a pound.
'Plaintiff would not have paid the price he paid for the iPhone 4S, if he had not seen these representations,' his claim which has an unspecified amount in damages states.
Read more: Frank Fazio suing Apple because Siri gave him wrong directions | Mail Online
Siri, was it a left or right turn at Albuquerque?
So enraged by his iPhone 4S's unpredictable accuracy and response time when asking its Siri digital assistant for directions, a New York man is suing Apple for false advertising.
Frank M Fazio filed a class action lawsuit this week in California claiming Apple provided a 'misleading and deceptive message' about Siri's capabilities before purchasing his phone last November.
'In the commercials ... tasks are done with ease with the assistance of the iPhone 4Ss Siri feature, a represented functionality contrary to the actual operating results and performance of Siri,' his suit obtained by the Wall Street Journal states
Fazio claims the phone, which costs approximately $100 more than the previous iPhone version, isn't worth its price especially while in beta-test form admitted on Apple's web page.
'Defendant's advertising and marketing campaign is designed to cause consumers to purchase the iPhone 4S over other smart phones because of its Siri feature,' Fazio's claim states.
With star-studded commercials featuring celebrities like Samuel L Jackson, Zooey Deschanel and John Malkovich, Siri is shown to deliver fast and accurate answers to vocal questions from where the nearest Thai restaurant is to how many ounces are in a pound.
'Plaintiff would not have paid the price he paid for the iPhone 4S, if he had not seen these representations,' his claim which has an unspecified amount in damages states.
Read more: Frank Fazio suing Apple because Siri gave him wrong directions | Mail Online
