Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said, 'Whether it's Cortana or Alexa or Google Assistant or Siri, all these just don't work.'
Research by McAfee says Cortana has a code execution vulnerability that could allow hackers to use it to hack your Windows 10 PC.
Devices from the stables of Apple, Samsung, LG, HTC, among others sure make great companions, are they really the "innovations" as the companies dub them to be?
On a visit to India, Microsoft Chief Executive Officer, Satya Nadella is betting on the potential of augmented reality and said that it is the ultimate computer.
Apart from India, the other countries where the Windows 10 Anniversary Update will be available include the US, the UK, China, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Mexico and Brazil, Cortana's Group Programme Manager Marcus Ash said during a session on the sidelines of the ongoing annual developers' conference 'Build 2016' here.
"As an industry, we are on the cusp of a new frontier that pairs the power of natural human language with advanced machine intelligence," Nadella said in his keynote address to thousands of developers at Build 2016.
Akin to Apple‘s own Siri, Microsoft‘s Cortana for iOS offers voice-based assistance and further helps the user in managing schedule, reminders, alarms, track flights, packages, stocks, etc.
One new feature that might be of interest to Indian users of Windows 10 is that Cortana - Microsoft's digital voice assistant - will now be available for them to give commands to. However, Cortana for Windows 10 will be available in India only in English.
The feature will be rolled out as an optional download to Insiders (early testers) on the Windows 10 Insider Preview builds 10532+.
A report on Guardian notes that when the new OS is installed, Microsoft assigns the user a unique advertising ID that is tied to the email address registered with the company. This address is also linked with other services like app downloads, cloud storage, etc.
Microsoft, which unveiled its much-awaited Windows 10 operating system globally and in-built Cortana on Wednesday, has held back from launching the Siri's (Apple) rival in India.
Armed with new innovative features like Cortana, an Xbox app and Microsoft Edge, the long-awaited Windows 10 would be available to computers and tablets in 190 nations.
Terming the launch of the much-awaited Windows 10 as "seminal", Microsoft COO Kevin Turner has said the company expects to have a billion devices based on the latest version of the Operating System by 2018.
Microsoft will launch Windows 10, a successor to the current Windows 8.1 operating system, across 190 countries on July 29 as a free upgrade or with new PCs and tablets.