Nokia's Voice Assistant MIKA Not Made To Rival Apple's Siri, Microsoft's Cortana And Other AI Voice Assistants

Amid Nokia's planned comeback in the smartphone scene, there were reports that the Finnish company was also interested in joining the digital assistant trend. However, it seems Nokia does not have any intention of joining the major players in the growing market. In fact, the formerly top cellphone maker is not planning to position its voice-activated assistant as a direct rival to Amazon's Alexa, Apple's Siri, Microsoft's Cortana and Google's Google Assistant. Nokia's smart assistant's name, MIKA, has a nice ring to it mainly because it is an acronym that stands for what it is and what it does. Short for Multi-purpose Intuitive Knowledge Assistant, MIKA is not like any of the digital assistants that are being marketed as commercial services at present.