"Siri Isn't That Bad"

MKBHD rates five tech hot takes: humanoid robots, Magic Mouse, smartphone obsolescence, celebrating moonshots, and Siri’s actual competence.

• MKBHD agrees humanoid robots are suboptimal: specialized appliances (Roomba, self-driving car) beat one humanoid generalist.
• Magic Mouse charging port: bad take — every other mouse charges while in use; Apple hasn’t updated design since 2009.
• Smartphones obsolete in 5 years: bad take — underestimates scale, similar to predicting Cybertruck would outsell F-150 by 2026.
• Siri handles single-step local tasks (messages, apps, music, HomeKit) but immediately offloads multi-step reasoning to ChatGPT.
• For the majority of iPhone users who only use voice for basics, Siri is functional enough — MKBHD reluctantly calls it a good hot take.
• Apple intelligence updates are rumored behind the scenes but nothing shipped yet; Siri’s gap vs. Gemini and ChatGPT is visible.
• Celebrating unfinished moonshot products is valid, but MKBHD won’t soften buy recommendations for hardware sold before it’s ready.

2025-11-28 · Watch on YouTube