Microsoft’s Bot Vision is Expansive but Faces Challenges | Tech.pinions - Perspective, Insight, Analysis

From a Microsoft + bots reality check

"However, as I see it, Microsoft has several key challenges as it aims to implement this strategy:

• The need for context and rich data may be thwarted by Microsoft’s third party status on the vast majority of mobile devices
• Skype isn’t a leading messaging platform and getting users to see it this way will require a significant education effort
• With many others building similar conversational UIs, Microsoft may struggle to compete against those with much larger installed bases"

Microsoft’s Bot Vision is Expansive but Faces Challenges | Tech.pinions - Perspective, Insight, Analysis