Since first adding support for Microsoft's Bing predictions engine in Cortana a few days ago, Windows Phone 8.1 users in the US have seen Bing correctly predict all of the winners in the 2014 World Cup football-soccer matches.
As previously reported, Windows Phone 8.1 can now tie into the Bing engine so when a person asks, via their smartphone, if a team will win their World Cup match, it will display Bing's prediction. Its search technology has been used to offer those prognostications based on a ton of different factors, including previous win/loss/tie record in qualification matches, home field advantage, the weather during the game and much more.
Of course, if you ask Cortana directly, you might get this kind of response:
What do you think about Microsoft's Bing engine making these kind of choices and could we see it extended to other sports?
Source: Microsoft Bing
