Samsung just launched Bixby, so of course Samsung-owned Harman is making a Cortana speaker

[Guest Zach Epstein]

Samsung makes smartphones that run Android and smartphones that run Tizen. It makes watches and TVs that run Android as well as watches and TVs that run Tizen. It makes notebook computers that run Windows and notebook computers that run Chrome OS. In fact, Samsung even makes an Android smartphone that can power a desktop computing experience and run Windows virtually. Since the company insists on working with every operating system it can get its hands on, it stands to reason that Samsung would also fragment its virtual personal assistant offerings.

 

The company's fresh new flagship Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ gave the world its first look at Bixby, and they also ship with Google's personal assistant, Google Assistant. Now, a new leak reveals that Samsung-owned Harman Kardon is about to launch an Amazon Echo rival that uses Microsoft's Cortana as its voice-powered virtual assistant. Confused yet? Good, because Samsung is obviously quite confused as well.

 

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