Some speculators -- and their sources -- were surprised by the lack of mention of voice-assistance technologies that were rumored to be included in Lion and/or iOS 5, prompted by the discovery of voices in developer previews of Lion that had previously been a part of a now-defunct Nuance product. Along with Apple's recent acquisition of Siri, a voice-based personal assistance app, rumors had flown ranging from Apple buying out Nuance directly (which prompted a denial from Steve Wozniak, who had helped propagate that particular report) to a cooperative or licensing dea
