Microsoft and Xiaomi to collaborate on AI, cloud computing and hardware

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To date, Xiaomi has largely focused its mobile phone and wider device strategy in Asia Pacific, where Gartner revealed yesterday that it (and Huawei) were the only two vendors to increase their market shares at a time of general decline.“Xiaomi is one of the most innovative companies in China, and it is becoming increasingly popular in various markets around the world,” said Harry Shum, EVP of Microsoft’s Artificial Intelligence and Research Group, in a statement.“Microsoft has been a great partner and we are delighted to see both companies deepening this relationship with this strategic MoU,” Wang Xiang, Global Senior Vice President and Head of International Business, Xiaomi, added in his statement.By collaborating with Microsoft on multiple technology areas, Xiaomi will accelerate our pace to bring more exciting products and services to our users.It’s not clear if this will involve a refashioning of Xioami’s first smart speaker, the MI AI, which was launched in July 2017 for less than $50 and based on its MIUI forked-Android operating system; or a whole new range of devices.

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