SAN FRANCISCO — An iPhone 4S buyer has sued Apple for promising more than it delivered with automated “Siri” voice-activated assistant software built into the coveted smartphones.
A suit filed in a California federal court argued that Apple advertising touting the wonders of Siri amounted to “intentional misrepresentation” and unfair competition, according to documents available online Tuesday.
Lawyers representing a New York City man who bought an iPhone 4S want class action status to represent millions of people who bought the latest generation Apple smartphone.
The suit included Apple - which runs showing people asking Siri to help them find restaurants, learn chords to songs, tie neck ties, and even figure out if there is a rodeo in town - had disappointed some users.
Lawyers representing the iPhone 4S buyer, identified as Frank Fazio of Brooklyn, argued that Siri claims were “misleading and deceptive,” and are calling for California-based Apple to pay unspecified damages.
“Promptly after the purchase of his iPhone 4S, plaintiff realized that Siri was not performing as advertised,” the lawsuit said.
“For instance, when plaintiff asked Siri for directions to a certain place, or to locate a store, Siri either did not understand what plaintiff was asking, or, after a very long wait time, responded with the wrong answer.”
Apple does not comment on pending litigation.
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US Airways grabs Internet names in case of merger
FORT WORTH — US Airways has made no secret of its interest in a merger with American Airlines, and now it’s gobbling up Internet domain names in case they do agree to combine.
A spokesman for US Airways Group Inc. confirmed Tuesday that the company registered several domain addresses that include the names of both airlines, including usairways-american.com and american-usairways.com.
The spokesman, Andrew Christie, said US Airways bought the domain names to prevent anyone else from buying them and using the names “in a way that might negatively impact our brand.”
He declined to comment about a possible bid for American.
US Airways has publicly disclosed that it hired advisers to weigh a bid for AMR Corp.’s American Airlines, which filed for bankruptcy protection in November.
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