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Which major tech company named its voice assistant by drawing on linguistic history, specifically choosing a name with ancient roots meaning 'helper' or 'companion'?
Poll Type: Trivia | Total Votes: 0
| Option | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| {'choice_text': "Amazon's Alexa (from Ancient Greek 'alexein' meaning 'to defend, to help')", 'is_correct': True} | 0 | 0% |
| {'choice_text': "Apple's Siri (from Old Norse meaning 'beautiful woman who leads you to victory')", 'is_correct': False} | 0 | 0% |
| {'choice_text': "Microsoft's Cortana (from Latin 'cohors' meaning 'enclosed group' or 'retinue')", 'is_correct': False} | 0 | 0% |
| {'choice_text': "Google's Assistant (from Proto-Indo-European 'sta-' meaning 'to stand' or 'to support')", 'is_correct': False} | 0 | 0% |