Is Siri the Next Big Thing?

Brian Caulfield thinks so … Analyst: Siri more than just speech recognition:

The iPhone 4S’s virtual assistant, Siri — a feature that allows users to tap into many of the phone’s capabilities with their voice — is a sleeper hit with ‘revolutionary’  potential that will soon appear on Macintosh computers, TVs, and iPads and ‘stymie’ rivalsGoogle andMicrosoft, analyst Shannon Cross writes in a note to investors Friday.

“With investors understandably distracted and saddened by the news of Steve Jobs’ passing, we believe the key feature of iPhone 4S has been overlooked,” Cross writes. “We believe the technology will only be appreciated once in the hands of consumers.”