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Because it alleviates typing on an awkward keyboard in some situations.



But as he points out, it's voice only. No text input to Siri.

I never understood why an old girlfriend would always txt me. Then I rode around in a very loud car with her, and her friends. I actually wound up sending txts to communicate with her, even though she was sitting right next to me.

To wit, there are some situations were voice is not practical, optimal. What if I want to type on an awkward keyboard?


Loud venue? not useful. Trying to keep secrets? Not useful. Trying to text your friends in the flyest street slang? Not useful.

Hands dirty from cooking and you need to text someone back? Useful.




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