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radivojevic ,

the profit is the data they use to make money elsewhere. They take a loss to not pay taxes. Companies need to pay off the top.

EmilyIsTrans ,
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I’m very skeptical that the data Alexa collects is anywhere near as valuable as people seem to believe it is.

t3rmit3 ,

$25 BILLION dollars wasted. Imagine how many people that could have helped. Fucking travesty.

I’m not against private commerce, but these companies sure are working hard to change my mind.

sabreW4K3 OP ,
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I wouldn’t describe it as wasted, even at a stretch. Alexa drives tonnes of money Amazon’s way.

JCPhoenix ,
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The idea is that people will be willing to pay a recurring fee to use Alexa if it can do more advanced things, like perform multiple commands without the user having to say “Alexa” repeatedly, be more conversational, and manage smart homes more intuitively. Amazon is considering charging $5 to $10 per month for generative AI Alexa,

I don’t know if that’s worth $5-10/mo. I use Google Nest products at home, mainly to control lights. And yeah it sometimes annoying to be like, “Hey Google do this…Hey Google, do that…Hey Google, do whatever…” But at that point, I usually just use the Google Home app or a specific IoT app. And that’s free.

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