????吉特勞斯在芝加哥為Siri辯護的時候，恰逢蘋果公司剛剛在舊金山召開一年一度的世界開發者大會（World Wide Developer Conference），這也是喬布斯去世后，新任CEO蒂姆?庫克第一次主持這次盛會。除了升級MacBook產品線之外，蘋果還發布了下一代操作系統“美洲獅”（Mountain Lion），以及一款新設計的地圖應用。另外蘋果對Siri進行了一系列升級，可能會平息用戶對Siri的一些報怨——至少功能比以前更強大了。

????隨著iOS 6操作系統在今秋正式上市，Siri的新功能還將拓展到iPad上，并且還將包含體育信息、Yelp網的點評、通過OpenTable預訂餐廳等。用戶還可以通過Siri打開應用程序，在Twitter和Facebook上發言等。最重要的一個新功能叫做“Eyes Free”，這是一個可以集成到汽車上的系統。據蘋果公司表示，有些汽車廠商正打算明年在汽車方向盤上添加一個Siri按鍵。

????吉特勞斯對《財富》透露，他最喜歡的一點就是新Siri能夠播報體育賽事的比分，因為他認為這是一個非常熱門的領域?！叭绻阆胫烙〉诎材遣叫姓哧牐∟BA）或十大聯盟（大學籃球賽）的比分，那么現在你省去了大量點擊搜索的麻煩。它最強大的就是這一點，如果沒有Siri，你要獲得這個信息可能要做很多工作，但現在它省去了這個麻煩?！彼舱劦搅薊yes Free功能?！拔覐臎]想到汽車廠商會把Siri按鈕裝到汽車上。我認為這非常令人興奮，而且也很安全。”

????當被問到Siri的最新升級離他對Siri的最初愿景還有多遠時，吉特勞斯回答說：“他們才剛剛上路，我也很想知道他們會把它帶往何方。他們很可能會把Siri變成世界上最重要的東西之一。他們正朝著這個目標努力。我非常興奮地想知道它會走向何方?！?/p>

????譯者：樸成奎

??? Kittlaus made his Siri defense just hours after the kickoff of Apple's annual World Wide Developer Conference in San Francisco, the first helmed by CEO Tim Cook since Steve Jobs died. Along with refreshes to the MacBook line, a reveal of Apple's next-generation Mountain Lion OS, and a newly designed Maps app, Apple revealed a number of key Siri upgrades that could alleviate some of the complaints -- at least those over its lack of functionality.

????New features accompanying a revamped iOS 6 this fall will include iPad availability, sports data, Yelp (YELP) reviews and OpenTable (OPEN) reservations. Siri will also be able to launch apps and post to Twitter and Facebook (FB). One of its most significant new features is "Eyes Free," a car-integration system. According to Apple, automakers are planning to add a Siri button to steering wheels in the next year.

????Kittlaus told Fortune he is most impressed with the sports scores because he said it was such a hot domain. "If you want Indiana scores, NBA, college basketball, Big Ten -- it just eliminates a lot of clicks. It's at its most powerful when it eliminates the work that you otherwise would have to do to get to that information." He also noted the new Eyes Free feature. " I wasn't expecting to see car manufacturers putting Siri buttons in the car. I think that's really exciting. And it's safe."

????When asked how close Apple's latest round of upgrades has come to meeting his original vision for Siri, Kittlaus said, "They're just getting going, and I can't wait to see where they take it. They're in a position to have this be one of the biggest things in the world in terms of a paradigm. They're going after it, and I'm really excited to see where it goes."