Cortana on Mac before Siri, with Parallel Desktop 11

Microsoft’s virtual assistant, Cortana is now available on Mac OSX through Parallel Desktop 11. Cortana was originally built for the Windows Phone platform and adopted to Windows 10, a beta build was released for Android platform, and now, you can also use Cortana on Mac OS X.

Apple has not announced any plans to incorporate Siri into Mac OS X but now with Parallel Desktop 11, Mac users can control their computer with Cortana. In a video below a developer from Parallel Desktop demonstrated Cortana working on Mac OS X. By asking some simple question it seems Cortana works really well with quick and accurate responses. Also there’s a setting that allow Cortana to work as a native app on Mac OS X without switching to virtual Windows 10. Parallel desktop also claims to improve the virtual desktop experiences. Now it will be able to boot virtual Windows OS up to 50% faster and and a feature called TravelMode can improve battery life up to 25%. Of course, Parallel Desktop 11 is a shareware software that you have to buy.

Pokdepinion : Now Mac user doesn’t need migrate to Windows 10 for Cortana, through Parallel Desktop 11, you get to keep using Mac OS X while also enjoying Cortana. Not only does it work natively but the responses are quick and accurate like on a Windows 10 PC itself. To be honest, I’m a little jealous but this a good thing that we need to share. I also hope that Cortana will also work on GNU/Linux systems soon too.