Cortana was Almost Named Bingo, Reveals Microsoft Exec
Dec. 25, 2021Bing + o = Bingo! Get It?
In arecent interviewwithBig Bets, Microsoft’s Product Manager Sandeep Paruchuri revealed that the former CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, wanted to release the voice assistant with the name, wait for it, Bingo!
“Ballmer had poor product taste. His parting gift was to try to name it Bingo. But we waited it out,”said Paruchuri during the interview.
Now, coming to the name Cortana, it too was not the initial name of Microsoft’s voice assistant. The company aimed to release the assistant as Alyx. However, when the internal name for the voice assistant leaked to the public, Microsoft decided toditch Alyxand keep the name Cortana permanently.
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