IMicrosoft yayiphambi kweApple xa yayifika zisa umncedisi wobuqu ukusuka kwii-smartphones ukuya kwizixhobo zedesktop kwintshukumo eyothusa abaninzi, kuba umncedisi kaMicrosoft engakhange asebenze ixesha elide ngokwaneleyo ukuba babeke emngciphekweni wokutsiba kuguqulelo lwedesktop. Njengoko ipapashwe yi-9to5Mac, i-Apple iceba ukubonelela ngomncedisi womntu we-iOS kuhlelo olulandelayo lwe-OS X, eya kusivumela ukuba senze imisebenzi eyahlukeneyo sisebenzisa imiyalelo yelizwi kuphela.
Umncedisi wobuqu we-Apple uya kubekwa kwi icon kwi phezulu kwebar yemenyu kwaye abasebenzisi banokuyisebenzisa ngokusebenzisa indlela emfutshane yebhodibhodi okanye ukucofa ngokulula ngemouse okanye i-trackpad. Xa ucinezela okanye usungula iSiri, ibhena enemvelaphi emnyama iya kuvela kwikona ephezulu ngasekunene kwesikrini. I-interface iya kufana kakhulu nento eboniswa yi-iPhone xa sibiza uSiri kwaye siqale ukuthetha.
Ukuba isixhobo siqhagamshelwe kuthungelwano lombane, abasebenzisi Basenokubiza uSiri ngomyalelo othi "Hey Siri" kanye njengoko sisenza ngeemodeli zangoku ze-iPhone kunye ne-iPad. I-Siri ye-OS X iya kuba yenye yezona zinto zibalulekileyo ezintsha zenguqulelo elandelayo ye-OS
I-Apple yasungula uSiri ngo-2011 kunye ne-iPhone 4s kwaye ukususela ngoko iye yandisa lo msebenzi kuzo zonke izixhobo zenkampani. I-Siri okwangoku ifumaneka kwi-iPad, iPod Touch, iApple TV kunye neApple Watch. Umncedisi unokusetyenziselwa ukukhangela i-intanethi, ukuvula usetyenziso, ukujonga iziphumo zemidlalo, ukudlala umculo, ukujonga imozulu, ukuseta ikhalenda ...