These companies are all quasi confused about what these devices are.
Voice isn't the thing, it's a mode of interacting with the thing.
The thing is: the digital home.
Amazon is comically dropping the ball here. They have the tablets. They have the TVs. They have the reach. They have the home security division. Integrate, integrate, integrate.
Alexa is just a mode of communicating with the digital home. It's a feature of the digital home, not a monster profit product by itself.
It's like thinking a stylus is where you'll make money on a business tablet. No, it's a way to input.
Voice isn't the thing, it's a mode of interacting with the thing.
The thing is: the digital home.
Amazon is comically dropping the ball here. They have the tablets. They have the TVs. They have the reach. They have the home security division. Integrate, integrate, integrate.
Alexa is just a mode of communicating with the digital home. It's a feature of the digital home, not a monster profit product by itself.
It's like thinking a stylus is where you'll make money on a business tablet. No, it's a way to input.