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How did they manage to reduce price by half (AFAIK) ? Does Amazon subsidies echodot now?

by rdslw 10y ago

pgrote 10y ago
As someone who bought the original dot at twice the price, I wondered the same thing. They are cutting us a break, though: "Something just for you As a customer who purchased the previous–generation Echo Dot, you can get a $10 Alexa Shopping credit when you order the All-New Echo Dot using Alexa Shopping. Order today through October 20 and a $10 Alexa Shopping credit will be applied to your account within one week after your new Echo Dot has shipped."
- Karunamon 10y ago
  Alexa Shopping.. I think that means you have to order it via the echo rather than online. I.e. "Alexa, order me an Echo Dot"
- stronglikedan 10y ago
  They aren't really cutting us a break though. In order to take advantage of the offer, we have to buy the new dot and then purchase something else from them. They lose nothing, and gain everything. A break would be $10 off the new dot.
  - gakada 10y ago
    $10 off vs $10 credit is exactly the same thing unless you never buy anything from Amazon ever again.
    - stronglikedan 10y ago
      > unless you never buy anything from Amazon ever again Exactly my point. You have to buy something else to take advantage of the offer. That's not a break - it's like a BOGO slap in the face for 1st gen owners. Another thing I thought of: There are a lot of people who didn't know they were "early adopters" until yesterday. The 1st gen was marketed as "available until sold out", adding urgency to the purchase. It just keeps getting better and better (read worse and worse). I will very seriously consider further purchases of Amazon products, so they will definitely lose money over this.
guyzero 10y ago
Original Echo was insanely overpriced relative to BOM costs. Plus now that they have a big volume they've probably negotiated better deals for their cost-down design components.
- echo_throw126 10y ago
  Nope. I worked on it, the retail price was under the BOM cost. When it launched it was heavily discounted though. Re: volume, the original part was an OMAP3 which ceased production creating a supply nightmare. The new part is shared with other products, so the cost should be low. Amazon does have immense negotiating power.

How did they manage to reduce price by half (AFAIK) ? Does Amazon subsidies echodot now?

by rdslw 10y ago

How did they manage to reduce price by half (AFAIK) ? Does Amazon subsidies echodot now?

As someone who bought the original dot at twice the price, I wondered the same thing. They are cutting us a break, though: "Something just for you As a customer who purchased the previous–generation Echo Dot, you can get a $10 Alexa Shopping credit when you order the All-New Echo Dot using Alexa Shopping. Order today through October 20 and a $10 Alexa Shopping credit will be applied to your account within one week after your new Echo Dot has shipped."

Karunamon 10y ago
Alexa Shopping.. I think that means you have to order it via the echo rather than online. I.e. "Alexa, order me an Echo Dot"
stronglikedan 10y ago
They aren't really cutting us a break though. In order to take advantage of the offer, we have to buy the new dot and then purchase something else from them. They lose nothing, and gain everything. A break would be $10 off the new dot.
- gakada 10y ago
  $10 off vs $10 credit is exactly the same thing unless you never buy anything from Amazon ever again.
  - stronglikedan 10y ago
    > unless you never buy anything from Amazon ever again Exactly my point. You have to buy something else to take advantage of the offer. That's not a break - it's like a BOGO slap in the face for 1st gen owners. Another thing I thought of: There are a lot of people who didn't know they were "early adopters" until yesterday. The 1st gen was marketed as "available until sold out", adding urgency to the purchase. It just keeps getting better and better (read worse and worse). I will very seriously consider further purchases of Amazon products, so they will definitely lose money over this.

guyzero 10y ago

Original Echo was insanely overpriced relative to BOM costs. Plus now that they have a big volume they've probably negotiated better deals for their cost-down design components.

echo_throw126 10y ago
Nope. I worked on it, the retail price was under the BOM cost. When it launched it was heavily discounted though. Re: volume, the original part was an OMAP3 which ceased production creating a supply nightmare. The new part is shared with other products, so the cost should be low. Amazon does have immense negotiating power.