Cortana to Come to Your Desktops With Windows 9
We all are familiar with
the competition between Microsoft and Apple. Just last week we heard
rumors about Apple integrating its virtual assistant Siri to its
desktop. It looks like Microsoft might be planning the same thing by
bringing the Windows 8.1 voice assistant Cortana to the Windows 9.
Microsoft is preparing to include its Cortana digital assistant in the next major version of Windows, Windows 9
It is said that like the Windows Phone
8.1 phone version, Cortana will be an app and not be integrated into the
operating system. Unlike the Windows Phone 8.1 app, however, Cortana is
not a ‘full screen experience,’ and rather, will allow users to ‘either
type in your question or ask verbally inside a smallish window.’
Microsoft has been gradually improving
Cortana every two weeks by adding additional data points and features,
and as the service is HTML driven, these improvements can be expected to
make their way over to the Windows 9 version.
windows 9 design concept
Well, we should keep in mind that a
lot can change between now and Windows 9′s eventual release. Microsoft
could decide to drop Cortana from Windows 9, at least at first, or
reversely more updates to the virtual assistant could allow for even
deeper integration into the OS.
Not too long ago, we had seen leaked images
with a revamped Start Menu. Microsoft is also expected to release a
preview version of Windows 9 later this year with “Metro-style” apps
floating in windows on the desktop, a virtual desktops feature, and the
removal of the awkward Charms bar from desktop versions of Windows.
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