Microsoft and Amazon made their voice assistants into friends. Here’s how that relationship works. -- The Washington Post

Voicing capitulation?...

"But how does this relationship of rivals work? The voice assistants will only be used to “wake” the other one up. In other words, customers have to say either “Cortana, open Alexa” or “Alexa, open Cortana.” From there, people can talk to the other assistant as usual.

The integration is available through Echo devices, Windows 10 devices and Microsoft’s Harman Kardon Cortana speaker. Someone with an Alexa-powered speaker, for example, can open Cortana to check for new emails in Outlook or set up appointments for their calendar. It’s also possible to ask Alexa through your Window PC to flip on your lights or check your order status."

Microsoft and Amazon made their voice assistants into friends. Here’s how that relationship works. -- The Washington Post