You are forgetting an important demographic of many households who do not yet have personal phones but are perfectly capable of communicating verbally: small ch

You are forgetting an important demographic of many households who do not yet have personal phones but are perfectly capable of communicating verbally: small children. Amazon is betting on these children growing up with an Echo in the home which can be a nice way to catch up with your kids' activities while still at work or on your way home. Child: "Alexa, record a message for mom." Alexa: "Recording message." Child: "Mummy, don't be late. But you promised to undo my hair when you return from work. My head hurts."