I, Cortana: How Microsoft's Answer to Siri Was Born

I've just told my new personal assistant that she sucks. She responds very calmly, telling me that my outburst may result in "early-onset rampancy" before giving me the silent treatment. She's not really my personal assistant, of course, and she doesn't actually suck. Her name is Cortana, Microsoft's new voice-enabled virtual assistant for Windows Phone, and I've been trying to stump her with some offbeat requests. See also: The Year in Microsoft: 10 Defining Milestones Generally, she's been doi...