Dec 15, 2016
Microsoft teases Amazon Echo rival
The video comes a week after Microsoft said it planned to bring Cortana to other smart home kit including thermostats, fridges and toasters. When the shopping giant released the original Amazon Echo in November 2014, it was criticised for being an "Unpolished novelty" that was likely to lack mainstream appeal. Many other internet-based services added support for the device's Alexa platform, and although Amazon has not released sales figures, it is recognised as being a success. Amazon has since brought Alexa to several third-party products and Google has voiced its intention to do likewise with the assistant that controls the Home. "Amazon got the jump on everyone else but Google is highly motivated to get its software everywhere, and Microsoft has also put a stake in the ground."
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