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>>"It was slow, when it worked at all," Williamson said. "The software was riddled with serious bugs. Those problems lie entirely with the original Siri team, c

>>"It was slow, when it worked at all," Williamson said. "The software was riddled with serious bugs. Those problems lie entirely with the original Siri team, certainly not me." As Steve Jobs said, once you become a VP you can’t make excuses anymore. You have crossed the Rubicon and need to start taking responsibility for the failures of your team. This guy has a lot to learn about leadership.

moronicalox 9y ago
That was my thought too. Those comments certainly don't make the accusations seem hard to imagine.
Shebanator 9y ago
I know, right? I read this and instantly thought "man, I never want to work for this guy"!
- Spooky23 9y ago
  The upside is that without answering the question, he answered the question.
- bigiain 9y ago
  I also thought "I never want to be this guy!"
- BeetleB 9y ago
  Same here. Read it, and thought: "Glad I don't work for Apple."
maxpupmax 9y ago
It's a terrible quote. Apple PR is going to be pissed with that guy.
- defen 9y ago
  He was fired in 2012 https://www.cultofmac.com/203032/apple-svp-eddy-cue-fires-richard-williamson-for-botching-apple-maps/ https://www.cultofmac.com/203032/apple-svp-eddy-cue-fires-ri...
jamestimmins 9y ago
My impression of Siri is that it was effectively R&D early on by the team that made it. To propose that Apple would purchase a company, and then expect an R&D product to support their level of scale without serious infrastructure changes, is a bit absurd.