Voice Assistant Cortana , developed by Microsoft platform Windows, will appear on mobile devices running iOS and Android, reports Reuters. According to sources familiar with the situation, the company from Redmond plans to position its technology on the iPhone and iPad as a competitor personal assistant Siri.
In the Build developer conference in April last year, Microsoft has introduced a mobile platform Windows Phone 8.1 with voice assistant Cortana. There are no restrictions on technology performance devices: it works the same as the budget Lumia 520 and Lumia flagship for 1520.
Assistant Microsoft combines the functions of Siri and Google Now. Like the first Cortana realizes conventional phrases without requiring strictly formulated teams: assistant can answer questions, engage in dialogue and, what is especially nice, joking in response to frivolous questions and suggestions.
Permanent collection of data about the user for the purpose of prediction of his desires was already in Google Now. For example, sifting through e-mail, the service is able to select the letter with tickets and advance to recall the flight, and the fans give fresh athletic performance. Cortana has the same "skills", but in addition allows you to mark a special notebook interests of which it is worth knowing. Owner smartphone free not to include such features not paranoia.
In Redmond went farther than Cupertino and Cortana opened to outside programmers.Using a set of API-functions, developers can build their applications limited-voice functionality. At present, Siri is exclusively a product of Apple, which can not be integrated into third-party software solutions.
A source close to Microsoft, says that the company is testing Cortana for other platforms.According to him, the voice assistant will be available not only to users of Windows, but the owners of smartphones and tablets running iOS and Android.
Exactly how Microsoft plans to integrate the technology into "enemy" platform, is still unknown. It is obvious that Cortana on iOS will not run on the operating system level and even more so to replace Siri. Probably, it is a separate application like "Search Google» with built-in personal assistant Google Now.
At the moment, Microsoft is busy integrating Cortana in its new operating system Windows 10, which should debut this year, as well as the development of the next version of the assistant. After that, the company will focus on the release of version digital assistant for iOS and Android.