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Is there an anti-trust case brewing that has motivated this move?
by discordance 7y ago
Is there an anti-trust case brewing that has motivated this move?
- pkaye 7y agoGoogle and Amazon were fighting each other and eventually started to negotiate. Amazon would not sell Chromecasts on their platform and Google would not allow Amazon Fire devices to access YouTube.
- mevile 7y agoI hope this means I can get YouTube and YouTube Music soon on my Echo Show. It's ridiculous I can't get stuff I pay for on devices I own because of these fights that are not in the interest of their paying users. I'm never going to get a Google speaker because I can't easily buy things via Amazon on it and because I already own 3 Amazon speakers that I have all set up nicely. If I want to Google something I can use my phone, I don't need a smart speaker for that.
- atomi 7y agoGoogling on the Google Assistant is pretty great. I shout random questions at mine all the time and it dutifully responds correctly most of the time. It's impressive.
- fletchowns 7y agoAsking Alexa easily google-able questions is pretty hit and miss for me. If I ask google the same question with my voice through my phone it seems to get me the correct answer way more often.
- illnewsthat 7y agoI recommend the google assistant skill [1] for your Alexa device. I use it for asking questions I know Google will answer but Alexa probably won't. "Alexa, ask Google 'difference between chow mein and lo mein'" [1] https://github.com/tartanguru/alexa-assistant https://github.com/tartanguru/alexa-assistant
- ehsankia 7y agoAnd audible on Google Home.
- bmurphy1976 7y agoThey are gearing up for the upcoming fight with Disney's streaming service.