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Briefing
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- Cross-System App Management – Microsoft plans to launch updated version of Windows that enhances capabilities of virtual assistant Cortana by fall of 2017, enabling it to manage apps across all devices, regardless of operating system, as long as one device is Windows-based
- How It Works – Leverage Microsoft Graph for back-end structure, while using Cortana as interface that engages with user
- Integration Challenges – Include requirement for large number of developers to integrate new Windows feature and use back-end technology Microsoft offers in their apps, as well as uncertainty in cooperation from Google (Android OS) and Apple (iOS and MacOS)
- Swiftkey Cross-Device Clipboard – Also introduced new clipboard feature concept that will let users copy content from Windows 10 device directly to any iPhone or Android device, enabled by Swiftkey technology, acquired by Microsoft in February 2016
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Accelerator
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Sector
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Information Technology
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Organization
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Microsoft Corp.
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Source
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Original Publication Date
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May 11, 2017
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