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Microsoft shuts down Cortana, Apple should do the same with Siri (9to5mac.com)
submitted 3 years ago by [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Microsoft shuts down Cortana, Apple should do the same with Siri::Cortana is Microsoft’s virtual assistant, which was introduced in 2014 back when Windows Phone was still a thing. Similar to...

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[–] 56 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Yep. I’ve used my Google assistant for timers, alarms, weather, and music. Anything more complex is a headache. Even music is half the time.

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  • [–] 18 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Asking the thing to handle music in another language was terrible. Asking it to play a French song to an assistent set in English gives stupid results for example. "Que sera, sera" becomes "Oh Sarah".

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  • [–] 17 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    This! I live in Taiwan, but 99% of my entertainment is from the US. I can’t use Any of these assistants in English otherwise street names or other Mandarin stuff won’t work, but if I use Mandarin assistants none of my music or shows works.

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