Same thing. I worked with phone team on Cortana as well.
Microsoft announces Cortana for Windows Phone
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Same thing. I worked with phone team on Cortana as well.
StudioTan
Hold on, friend! I'd love to share with you some swell news about the Windows 8 Metro UI! Wait, where are you going?
Nah, it's perfect. It's certainly no worse than Siri and Google Now is just boring as fuck.
it's lame because of the Halo fan-service.
that's not how or why it happened. Verge has a good story about the origin.
No but it is coming to other regions. They would of course not necessarily use Jen Taylor.
Deadly Cyclone
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Do you know if I'll be able to switch my language settings to get it on US release?
Delta Assault
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Guess it'll be fine if you replace your phone every 7 years.
OldKentuckyShark
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Eh, I'd prefer JARVIS.
That I don't know. But fingers crossed and I have personally noted to the Windows phone team that some English speaking non American fans might request it - also this shape writing feature is amaze balls.
Ol No Bones
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What the hell is wrong with you?
Penguins&PolarBears
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Wait what? They said it was coming to all Lumia devices.
It certainly comes across that way.
Sorry I think fan-service is lame. Also, if MS had actually created Halo I might feel differently. But it's simply an IP they bought and exploited. It just seems lazy.
Blue Ninja
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Shoulda called it Durandal.
Does anyone, apart from tech buffs, really bother with voice "assistants" and the like? I never use Google Now as I find typing info quicker and more convenient. Besides I'd rather not have anyone in the house know my entire browsing history. I've always felt people who use such software are really just pretentious twats, ditto for those who walk around with their phone arm out in front of them on loud speaker.
lastflowers
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it's coming to every 8.1 device (AFAIK)
It works on 520.
Most people probably won't know who or what "Cortana" is, nor will they likely care.
Cortana supports TYPED commands too. That and third party apis makes it a megaton imo
I've never been able to keep a phone for 7 years, 3 is the longest for me.
Ol No Bones
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I think Cortana works well because not only does it sound good but it fits her character. MS owns Halo and is using it well in this way. The people who know and love Halo will love it and the people who have no idea won't know the difference. Its a great name IMO.
It's also a crisp three syllable word. Which will be important.
Hahahah what?
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It's disgusting. Europe market share is bigger and MS is still USA USA USA.
Goddamn just look at Bing. Beta status since forever.
Jill Sandwich
the turds of Optimus Prime
I think there's still some sandwiches left at the party for you WinPhoners, but Android got the last of the cake.
Enjoy your cake. I can't hear over the sound of all this pie.
lastflowers
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StudioTan
Hold on, friend! I'd love to share with you some swell news about the Windows 8 Metro UI! Wait, where are you going?
You think MS has had zero to do with the success of Halo since they purchased it? Come on dude.
Apply bought Siri as well.
I seriously don't get this opinion - why??
Delta Assault
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It's gonna take a while for Jen Taylor to go through the Rosetta Stones for the other languages of the world.
So nerdy it's awesome.
I'll do that when Anniversary 2 comes out.
Really? I don't think I ever stood still so I never heard them.
I'll do that when Anniversary 2 comes out.
Halo is a pretty cool guy
Cortana reminders work really well so far. Some examples of things I've used it for which worked without fail on the first try:
"Every Thursday at 9PM, remind me to take out the trash"
"When I get to QFC, remind me to buy milk"
"When Patrick texts me, remind me to tell him that he smells like butt"
"On April 4th, remind me to cancel my Netflix trial"
"When I leave work, remind me to pick up the dry cleaning"
"Every Thursday at 9PM, remind me to take out the trash"
"When I get to QFC, remind me to buy milk"
"When Patrick texts me, remind me to tell him that he smells like butt"
"On April 4th, remind me to cancel my Netflix trial"
"When I leave work, remind me to pick up the dry cleaning"
Yeah, pretty neat.
Been ages since I played it but she starts off serious something like we don't have time to enjoy the view then it's not that high, you can do it. Okay I won't look. Demanding to nice. Good touches to have in games rather than strict set of advancements to tick before a strict dialogue moment is triggered.
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