I'm jumping onto a stale thread here, but to me the best use of the Echo (or Google Home, etc) is as an accessibility device for the sick and/or disabled. I got

I'm jumping onto a stale thread here, but to me the best use of the Echo (or Google Home, etc) is as an accessibility device for the sick and/or disabled. I got a Google Home for a relative with ALS who is fast losing dexterity in their hands. It's getting harder day by day for them to operate TV remotes and touch devices, but now they'll be able to turn the radio on, get news, get weather, control Chromecast-connected devices, add yogurt to the shopping list, etc. Lots of little things that they would otherwise need somebody else to do for them.