Microsoft's 'Cortana speaker' features are set to rival Amazon Echo's Alexa (exclusive)

[Windows Central]

It looks like Microsoft is finally ready to take another step toward bringing Cortana further into its customers' homes, based on some upcoming Windows features.

We acquired information that points to a new "Cortana speaker" feature in Windows, complete with iconography that looks similar to Amazon's Echo line of digital home assistant speakers.

Full story from the WindowsCentral blog...