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This. Alexa is a trust-interface. Many consumers don’t trust Amazon anymore, so they sure as hell won’t trust some bot to spend their money for them there. I j

This. Alexa is a trust-interface. Many consumers don’t trust Amazon anymore, so they sure as hell won’t trust some bot to spend their money for them there. I just decided not to buy an item from Amazon despite it being cheaper, because I need it and I don’t have time to deal with it being a model from a previous year or whatever the catch may be.

jvanderbot 4y ago
I've owned and used Alex-powered devices for a while and have never spent a dime via that infernal machine. I use it to turn on the radio, change the station, play audible books, stream podcasts, toggle lights, and get the weather. Hell, I don't even know how to buy anything via Alexa, and the one time I tried "Order some cheerios", it never came. Alexa doesn't even push me to order things. It does, however, push me to use Amazon Music, which is a total nonstarter for probably everyone.
ctvo 4y ago
> Many consumers don’t trust Amazon anymore How did you come to this conclusion?
dylan604 4y ago
>Many consumers don’t trust Amazon anymore, on HN. I know many many many people that don't give one iota about the things you and I might care about regarding Amazon's "quality". All they care about is that they thing they want is available, fast/free shipping, and at a price they are okay with paying. They don't know one thing about comingling inventory, they don't care about fake reviews, or any of the other things discussed frequently here.
- subpixel 4y ago
  Everyone trusts Amazon until they have a horrible experience.
- stemlord 4y ago
  > on HN. Really? Because Amazon is on pace to lose $10B this year
_fat_santa 4y ago
Not just Alexa, pretty much all of them. When the speakers first came out I think society was still in the "wow look at these amazing tech companies" phase. After they came out and in the years since the public has shifted their view of these companies from "oh wow look how amazing" to "oh wow look how slimey"

jvanderbot 4y ago

I've owned and used Alex-powered devices for a while and have never spent a dime via that infernal machine. I use it to turn on the radio, change the station, play audible books, stream podcasts, toggle lights, and get the weather. Hell, I don't even know how to buy anything via Alexa, and the one time I tried "Order some cheerios", it never came. Alexa doesn't even push me to order things. It does, however, push me to use Amazon Music, which is a total nonstarter for probably everyone.

ctvo 4y ago

> Many consumers don’t trust Amazon anymore How did you come to this conclusion?

dylan604 4y ago

>Many consumers don’t trust Amazon anymore, on HN. I know many many many people that don't give one iota about the things you and I might care about regarding Amazon's "quality". All they care about is that they thing they want is available, fast/free shipping, and at a price they are okay with paying. They don't know one thing about comingling inventory, they don't care about fake reviews, or any of the other things discussed frequently here.

subpixel 4y ago
Everyone trusts Amazon until they have a horrible experience.
stemlord 4y ago
> on HN. Really? Because Amazon is on pace to lose $10B this year

_fat_santa 4y ago

Not just Alexa, pretty much all of them. When the speakers first came out I think society was still in the "wow look at these amazing tech companies" phase. After they came out and in the years since the public has shifted their view of these companies from "oh wow look how amazing" to "oh wow look how slimey"