Dreal: I'm disappointed Cortana won't be working for awhile. I'm generally very keen for windows 10, and whilst I think things like siri are dull, it looked like cortana was miles ahead - and also the only text/voice assistant on a desktop platform/
Yes, it should be an opt-in system rather than a geoblock, especially considering both their main competitors (Siri and Google) are available here. I have been considering swapping my PC to US region because I have no purchased software from the store, so nothing to lose.
it is because Bing is not launched here. Its not just the lack of your accent.
I'm a Scot living in New Zealand, when they finally launch it here it still won't understand me. If you can't understand that then please refer to the following educational video about the plight of my fellow countrymen :)
Dreal: I'm disappointed Cortana won't be working for awhile. I'm generally very keen for windows 10, and whilst I think things like siri are dull, it looked like cortana was miles ahead - and also the only text/voice assistant on a desktop platform/
Yes, it should be an opt-in system rather than a geoblock, especially considering both their main competitors (Siri and Google) are available here. I have been considering swapping my PC to US region because I have no purchased software from the store, so nothing to lose.
it is because Bing is not launched here. Its not just the lack of your accent.
And yet, I can Bing things. And there are things Cortana can do that have nothing to do with search engines.
You can do some pretty trivial things. Like Google Now, it's utility comes in being able to work with your personal data (emails, calendar entries etc), time and locale. If Bing doesn't have a database of local public transport, real time traffic, weather, movies, restaurants, events etc it becomes pretty limited. Toggling Bluetooth using Cortana get's old pretty quick.
Dreal: I'm disappointed Cortana won't be working for awhile. I'm generally very keen for windows 10, and whilst I think things like siri are dull, it looked like cortana was miles ahead - and also the only text/voice assistant on a desktop platform/
Yes, it should be an opt-in system rather than a geoblock, especially considering both their main competitors (Siri and Google) are available here. I have been considering swapping my PC to US region because I have no purchased software from the store, so nothing to lose.
it is because Bing is not launched here. Its not just the lack of your accent.
And yet, I can Bing things. And there are things Cortana can do that have nothing to do with search engines.
You can do some pretty trivial things. Like Google Now, it's utility comes in being able to work with your personal data (emails, calendar entries etc), time and locale. If Bing doesn't have a database of local public transport, real time traffic, weather, movies, restaurants, events etc it becomes pretty limited. Toggling Bluetooth using Cortana get's old pretty quick.
Well for me, opening a music playlist, putting on a movie, or toggling bluetooth are probably things I would do as frequently as using data. I like handsfree sometimes. It's handy.
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