The uncanny valley. What made waves in the industry was the level of polish that Siri had when it was first shown to the masses. Had people seen all the lame

The uncanny valley. What made waves in the industry was the level of polish that Siri had when it was first shown to the masses. Had people seen all the lame stages of the product the baseline attitude would be "meh", don't care. Which is exactly the attitude most of its users have today. However, when it was unvelied the sheer unexpected novelty certainly drove some sales.