Battle of Digital Personal Assistants – Blending Siri with Cortana
by John Smith SEO ExecutiveThe battle of the AIs has been an age old topic. Every major
corporation in the field or IT innovation is slowly rolling out a personal
digital assistant. Whether it is the Google Assistant by Google, Cortana by
Windows, Siri by Apple, or Alexa by Amazon; each one of them is trying to outdo
the other in the advancement of their AI.
So far, Alexa practically owns the entire market share when it
comes to connecting multiple devices to create a Smart Home or Smart Ecosystem.
Google Assistant may still be in its nascent stage with a lot of catching up to
do. So who gets the second place? Siri? Cortana? Let’s find out!
Siri
Siri was one of the first virtual assistants to be noticed. She
worked effortlessly on the iOS, and her witty responses made her an internet
sensation. But why has she not developed any further? In the present scenario,
she seems comparable to what she was six years ago when she was announced. The
problem with the evolution of Siri stems from the fact Apple is not comparable
to its competitors when it comes to offering cloud services. Furthermore, it is
neither a consumer nor a commercial cloud service. All digital personal
assistants make use of cloud-intensive technologies, and Apple cannot offer
that, thereby, restricting Siri’s growth. Apple’s stubbornness with not forming
partnerships, especially for a reliable cloud service, may ring the death knell
for Siri.
Cortana
Windows 10 mobiles failed miserably in the commercial markets.
However, everyone was all praise for Cortana, the personal digital assistant
that was the saving grace for the device. This is because Microsoft really put
in some elbow grease in setting up Cortana. Microsoft can very well comprehend
the usage of cloud technologies and makes use of Azure/365, which happens to be
the most efficient consumer and commercial cloud service. It is beefed up with
back-end services like big data, analytics, and machine learning. Thus, Cortana
turns out to be much more robust than Siri with an ample margin for evolution.
However, Cortana is still to see the growth that Siri has seen.
Both the virtual assistants have their advantages and
shortcomings. The best way for either virtual assistant would be to form a
partnership. Microsoft has what Apple lacks, while Apple has what Microsoft
needs. Therefore, a long term partnership between both the firms may make the
Siri/Cortana potent enough to challenge the likes of Alexa.
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