Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft Inc. said Wednesday they are collaborating on a project that will allow Amazon’s Alexa, its personal assistant for its Echo devices, communicate with Microsoft’s Cortana, personal assistant for its devices, later this year. “You will be able to turn to your Echo device and say, “Alexa, open Cortana,” or turn to your Windows 10 device and say, “Cortana, open Alexa”, the companies said in a joint statement. Alexa customers will be able to access Cortana’s features, including booking meetings, accessing calendars and reading email. Cortana customers will be able to shop on Amazon and control smart home devices. Amazon shares were slightly higher premarket and have gained 27% in 2017. Microsoft has gained about 18%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has gained 10.6% and the S&P 500 has gained 9%.
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