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Farewell, Cortana

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Re: Farewell, Cortana

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Post by Pxtl »

kgwxd wrote: post #3
js4ever wrote: post #2

I don't know a single person using Cortana, so it's not a surprise I guess. At least the push to use it in Windows will finally go away... A bit too late I have migrated to Ubuntu earlier this year... Puting an end to 20 years of Windows on my computer. Farewell Microsoft.

Does anyone use any voice assistant anywhere? Other than people trying it out for the first time, I've literally never seen it in the wild.

On my bicycle where my phone is in my pocket I'm relying 100% on voice commands via a Bluetooth headset.

Also, I find appointments much faster to create in voice than in the app. So tedious and clicky.

Re: Farewell, Cortana

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Post by Pxtl »

I actually like the Google voice assistant so I tried to get Cortana working on my surface. I honestly could not figure out how to turn it on.

Re: Farewell, Cortana

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Post by jacobwilliamroy »

kgwxd wrote: post #3
js4ever wrote: post #2

I don't know a single person using Cortana, so it's not a surprise I guess. At least the push to use it in Windows will finally go away... A bit too late I have migrated to Ubuntu earlier this year... Puting an end to 20 years of Windows on my computer. Farewell Microsoft.

Does anyone use any voice assistant anywhere? Other than people trying it out for the first time, I've literally never seen it in the wild.

Not sure if you consider this "use": I reconfigure my friend's alexa occasionally to make it do unhelpful things.

Re: Farewell, Cortana

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Post by dinkleberg »

dlystyr wrote: post #7
kgwxd wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Does anyone use any voice assistant anywhere? Other than people trying it out for the first time, I've literally never seen it in the wild.

I often tell my voice assistant to STFU and how useless they are... funnily enough Google responds and accepts it has not ironed out all of the bugs.

I get instant rage when I'm jamming out to some tunes or watching a movie with headphones on and Siri pops on and cuts off the audio. Then when I angrily swear at her, rather than just cutting out, she responds that I'm not being polite.

Re: Farewell, Cortana

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Post by 1123581321 »

I would have been fine using Cortana in Windows 10, but unfortunately, it slowed down the Windows key search UI just enough to be frustrating and worth the time to disable in settings. I don’t at all mind its existence but it really needs to add functionality without introducing new drawbacks, especially for frequently used areas of the OS.

(MacOS was little better as it didn’t even try to integrate Siri with Spotlight and kept it in its own, infrequently-used app.)

Re: Farewell, Cortana

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Post by serf »

mixmastamyk wrote: post #19
mistersquid wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> It'd be nice if she'd read me my text messages but she flatly refuses to do that. Siri is integrated with AirPods Pro and will read your text messages to you as they come in. It’s pretty great. But what really excites me about voice assistance and voice assistive technology is the advent of Voice Control in iOS 13. Voice Control allows me to manipulate my iPad, for example, while using both hands to eat dinner or w…

Interesting, I’ve never felt the urge to use an iPad during dinner or dishes.

me neither, but if you ever go to a diner (at least in the US) you'll probably spot some (imo extremely rude) patrons watching some blaring loud movies on their tablets while they eat.

I absolutely hate that trend, if it wasn't obvious.

Re: Farewell, Cortana

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Post by briandear »

kgwxd wrote: post #3
js4ever wrote: post #2

I don't know a single person using Cortana, so it's not a surprise I guess. At least the push to use it in Windows will finally go away... A bit too late I have migrated to Ubuntu earlier this year... Puting an end to 20 years of Windows on my computer. Farewell Microsoft.

Does anyone use any voice assistant anywhere? Other than people trying it out for the first time, I've literally never seen it in the wild.

I use it all the time, especially on HomePod. I also use it with Watch to send messages. In the car, I use it for directions. Don’t use it on my Mac though, spotlight is just too fast.
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