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They should know better not to trust computers, especially since Microsoft is rebooting Blakes 7!
Microsoft should be the only company allowed to design software for battle droids because that would ensure they can't take over as they would need without regular patching and reboots
'Cortana': More on Microsoft's next-generation personal assistant
Back in June, screen shots of an early Windows Phone operating system build leaked (via a Lumia phone allegedly purchased on eBay). At that time, next-to-no attention was paid to an app, listed as "zCortana," that was on the phone.
halocortana
But that Cortana app (with the "z" indicating it was a test build) is central to what Microsoft is doing to compete with Apple's Siri and Google Now. And Cortana is back in the news this week with passing mentions by those tracking what's happening with Windows Phone as it moves toward the "Blue" release in the early part of 2014.
Cortana takes its codename from Cortana, an artifically intelligent character in Microsoft's Halo series who can learn and adapt.
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