{"id":517,"date":"2017-08-31T18:33:02","date_gmt":"2017-08-31T23:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.baronsoftware.com\/Blog\/?p=517"},"modified":"2017-08-31T18:33:02","modified_gmt":"2017-08-31T23:33:02","slug":"amazons-alexa-microsofts-cortana-going-work-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.baronsoftware.com\/Blog\/amazons-alexa-microsofts-cortana-going-work-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon\u2019s Alexa and Microsoft\u2019s Cortana are going to work together"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"c-page-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Amazon\u2019s Alexa and Microsoft\u2019s Cortana are going to work together<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"331\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.baronsoftware.com\/Blog\/microsoft-killing-techrewards-learning-program\/microsofts-logo-gets-a-makeover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.baronsoftware.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/microsofts-logo-gets-a-makeover.jpg?fit=1170%2C877&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1170,877\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"microsofts-logo-gets-a-makeover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.baronsoftware.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/microsofts-logo-gets-a-makeover.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-331\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.baronsoftware.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/microsofts-logo-gets-a-makeover.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Phone\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.baronsoftware.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/microsofts-logo-gets-a-makeover.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.baronsoftware.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/microsofts-logo-gets-a-makeover.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.baronsoftware.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/microsofts-logo-gets-a-makeover.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.baronsoftware.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/microsofts-logo-gets-a-makeover.jpg?w=1170&amp;ssl=1 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"mCucw9\">\n<p id=\"uKWB5D\">Amazon and Microsoft\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/phoenix.corporate-ir.net\/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&amp;p=irol-newsArticle&amp;ID=2297287\">announced on Wednesday<\/a>\u00a0that they\u2019ve been working on a partnership to allow their respective voice assistants, Alexa and Cortana, to speak to one another.<\/p>\n<p id=\"FZRdsp\">Starting later this year, owners of Amazon Echos and other Alexa-powered devices will be able to say: \u201cAlexa, open Cortana\u201d to start querying Microsoft\u2019s voice assistant. Owners of devices running Microsoft\u2019s Windows 10 operating system will be able to summon Alexa via Cortana in a similar manner.<\/p>\n<p id=\"6xLiea\">Why would customers want that \u2014 especially with the relatively clunky nature of the necessary voice command? The companies say that each voice assistant has its strengths \u2014 features like Microsoft Outlook and Exchange email integration for Cortana and smart-home controls or shopping for Alexa \u2014 and that customers of both companies would benefit from an integration.<\/p>\n<p id=\"8FDhJB\">It\u2019s not clear if the two assistants will share voice data in an effort to make each digital assistant smarter. But there is the hope that someday these artificial agents will be intelligent enough to route requests to the best virtual assistant for the task without a specific \u201cAlexa\u201d or \u201cCortana\u201d command.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">What about Apple ?<\/h3>\n<p id=\"cKoQeA\">The new partnership throws a wrinkle into the narrative of the emerging world of voice assistants, where Microsoft, Amazon, Google and Apple have been competing to build the operating system of the future. Google, of course, has Google Assistant built into the Google Home speaker as well as select Android phones. Apple\u2019s Siri has been the digital assistant inside iPhones for years and will power\u00a0the forthcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2017\/06\/05\/apple-homepod-smart-speaker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HomePod<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Microsoft chief Satya Nadella\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mobile.nytimes.com\/2017\/08\/30\/technology\/amazon-alexa-microsoft-cortana.html\">told the New York Times<\/a>\u00a0they would welcome such cooperation. But, as the Times notes, such a future may be unlikely since Google and Apple see their AIs as key differentiators for their mobile phone operating systems.<\/p>\n<p>As Windows always wanted was to have a house completely working with their OS so now that you have Alexa involved or linked that dream may come true.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amazon\u2019s Alexa and Microsoft\u2019s Cortana are going to work together Amazon and Microsoft\u00a0announced on Wednesday\u00a0that they\u2019ve been working on a partnership to allow their respective voice assistants, Alexa and Cortana, to speak to one another. 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