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How Ironic: Harman Kardon’s Microsoft Cortana Speaker Is Powered by Linux

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And since Cortana is the key feature of this little device, it only makes sense for Harman Kardon to turn to Windows 10 to power the device. And yet, it looks like the so-called Harman Kardon is actually running Linux.

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seatex ·
Why did they use Linux for a Win10 Cortana device?

1) It scales easily to smaller memory.

2) It's reliable and secure against the inevitable Windows malware.

3) They didn't have to buy Windows licenses!

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