Re: Alexa versus the BBC!
This by email, just now:-
"Hi Insider,
You’re invited to meet Beeb, the new voice assistant App on Windows from the BBC. Beeb is being built as a collaboration between the BBC and Microsoft and you have the chance to put a beta version through its paces and give important feedback to help shape the final product.
What can the Beeb BETA1 do? You’ll be able to speak to it to get:
• Live and on demand radio – ‘OK Beeb, play Radio 2’
• Music mixes – ‘OK Beeb, play Best New Pop’
• Podcasts – ‘OK Beeb, play That Peter Crouch Podcast’
• News and local weather updates – ‘OK Beeb, update me’
• Jokes – ‘OK Beeb, tell me a joke’
• Quirky facts – ‘OK Beeb, tell me a fact’
The BBC team would like to get your feedback on these current features by email. We’re also working on a number of new features, that we’ll be rolling out when we can.
To get the Beeb BETA, just make sure that you’re on the latest Windows 10 Insider Preview Build2. Here’s how:
✔ Is your PC enrolled? Go to Start > Settings > Update & Security > Windows Insider Program to check your status and if necessary, enroll.3,4
✔ Is your PC updated? Go to Start > Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update and click Check for updates.
All set? Now you’ll just need to download the Beeb BETA app from the Microsoft Store and sign in with a BBC account:"
Seems very familiar ?