Microsoft Edge Read aloud: Now with PDF support

Microsoft enhanced and natural voices are among the best in the industry and underutilized IMO. It's fantastic to have this feature available for free in Edge Read Aloud and finally in Edge mobile on Android and iOS. Unfortunately, there's still no reliable solution for PDFs on mobile. Read Aloud is disabled for PDF's in Edge mobile and I haven't been able to convert a PDF to Word format on iOS. Still experimenting, but it would be nice to have a reliable text-to speech app featuring these great voices—at least for Microsoft 365 subscribers. This would be a great way to drive more home and school users to Microsoft 365 on all platforms.

The technology has advanced to the point where text to speech is much more than an accessibility feature. Options out there like Speechify and Natural Reader are very expensive when using premium voices and can't come close to competing with the value proposition that a Microsoft 365 subscription provides.

Instead of restricting their use to Edge Read Aloud, these superior Microsoft voices could also be licensed out for in-app purchases in apps such os the two mentioned above and also Voice Dream Reader or Speech Central. The highest quality Microsoft voices are more accurate and natural than Acapela, Iona and even the latest Apple premium and enhanced voices. The only shortcoming is the relatively frequent pauses/delays that occur with online voices which is unfortunate, but hopefully fixable. So much wasted potential here...