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No it wasn't. https://www.gottabemobile.com/why-siri-is-called-siri/ https://www.gottabemobile.com/why-siri-is-called-siri/
by packetslave 3y ago
No it wasn't. https://www.gottabemobile.com/why-siri-is-called-siri/ https://www.gottabemobile.com/why-siri-is-called-siri/
- lovecg 3y agoHuh not sure where I read this long time ago, but yeah it appears to only have a vague connection to SRI at best. Here’s the president of SRI saying it was a pure coincidence: https://hbr.org/2015/09/the-president-of-sri-ventures-on-bringing-siri-to-life https://hbr.org/2015/09/the-president-of-sri-ventures-on-bri... Here’s the cofounder saying that at least some of the appeal of the name was that some people liked the resemblance to SRI: https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2012/12/21/how-did-siri-get-its-name/amp/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2012/12/21/how-did-siri-g...