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Elliot Kirk
Former Employee
Nov 19, 2019
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Ask Cortana / Ask Bing - Discussion

Hello Insiders! You have told us that you really want the Ask Cortana / Ask Bing feature in our next version of Microsoft Edge.   In the current version of Microsoft Edge, you can select text or ...
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AnphirAddoN
Iron Contributor
Nov 30, 2019
That is an option of the old browser that stood out before the other browsers, I also think it is important to add the option to select only one word to be able to translate it, option that if it exists in the old Edge, and not in the new one, translates the whole page and I would like you to add both options that are very helpful to me personally. I hope you'll add both functions. Ask Cortana, is an option like yourself you mention it of being able to search for something without leaving the window, a quick view; for example: of a meaning of a word, a quick response to a doubt of a word you find, and good for me if that option serves me a lot and I've been waiting a lot for it, is one of the reasons why I don't totally switch to the new Edge.
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    Drew1903
    Silver Contributor
    Nov 30, 2019

    AnphirAddoN 

    Can add your name to the ever-growing list of countless people praising these same things & wanting them to be kept in Edge C.  Team needs to hear & know how important these things are & to so very many End Users and make sure these items & features continue!  And besides being handy Ask Cortana does a fine job and if not enough, at that point one can go on to Bing from there, if necessary.

    Cheers,
    Drew

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        FedeDiLo
        Iron Contributor
        Dec 05, 2019

        HotCakeX More than that, they have the instantbsearch feature, also without any add-ons.

        Instead of having a sidebar search, the new search appears on top of the website you're using, without the need to open a new tab.

    • HotCakeX's avatar
      HotCakeX
      MVP
      Dec 01, 2019

      Ask Cortana = Ask Bing = Ask Google, it's not AI. it's just a button that Any browser can have without Cortana. there are extensions that can do it.

      so you need to look up the definition of artificial intelligence.

      Microsoft shot their own leg by removing Cortana from Android.

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    HotCakeX
    MVP
    Nov 30, 2019
    Tbh these are great features but I don't see how they need an AI (Artificial Intelligence) like Cortana.
    any browser can implement these features without an AI.
    Microsoft needs to look up to Google Assistance and how smart it is in Android, then make Cortana like that.

    Opera, Yandex etc all are based on Chromium and they already have some of these features (translations, sidebar view etc) without Cortana AI.

    maybe Microsoft's definition of AI is different than that of the rest of the world?

    • AnphirAddoN's avatar
      AnphirAddoN
      Iron Contributor
      Nov 30, 2019
      Well, personally, I like me use Cortana. Although it is known that it is not on a par with the other AI, I get used to the use that I have with this one; to me, it shows me the results I want, I have no problems with that. Although it would be a good option to have different AI in the browser.

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