Alexa Meet Cortana, Cortana Meet Alexa
August 30 2017 - 5:00AM
Business Wire
Amazon and Microsoft collaborate to help Alexa
and Cortana talk to each other
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced
today that Alexa will be able to talk to Cortana, and Cortana
will be able to talk to Alexa. You will be able to turn to your
Echo device and say, “Alexa, open Cortana,” or turn to your
Windows 10 device and say, “Cortana, open Alexa.”
Alexa customers will be able to access Cortana’s unique features
like booking a meeting or accessing work calendars, reminding you
to pick up flowers on your way home, or reading your work email –
all using just your voice. Similarly, Cortana customers can ask
Alexa to control their smart home devices, shop on Amazon.com,
interact with many of the more than 20,000 skills built by
third-party developers, and much more.
“Ensuring Cortana is available for our customers everywhere and
across any device is a key priority for us,” said Satya Nadella,
CEO, Microsoft. “Bringing Cortana’s knowledge, Office 365
integration, commitments, and reminders to Alexa is a great step
toward that goal.”
“The world is big and so multifaceted. There are going to be
multiple successful intelligent agents, each with access to
different sets of data and with different specialized skill areas.
Together, their strengths will complement each other and provide
customers with a richer and even more helpful experience,” said
Jeff Bezos, Founder and CEO, Amazon. “It’s great for Echo owners to
get easy access to Cortana.”
Alexa and Cortana will begin talking to each other later this
year.
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