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Microsoft Wants to 'Make People Addicted' to its New AI Assistant, Internal Documents Reveal (www.404media.co)
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[โ€“] pycorax@sh.itjust.works 4 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Cortana was actually really good on Windows Phone but they dumbed it down and added all sort of crap to it by the time it was integrated onto the desktop. They could've doubled down on whatads it good but nope.

[โ€“] jt_rebelo@ciberlandia.pt 1 points 14 hours ago

@pycorax I second this, Windows Phone 8.1/10 was a godsend in a world of Android/iPhone duopoly (even if made by Microslop) and Cortana was smart enough to almost do everything you could ask of it (unlike the "couldn't understand what you said" or "calling Superfun New Toy From China" instead of "Super from Building A" that "AI" assistants of its time said).
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