They're half-baked and I sense consumers starting to lose interest. Third party developers have to do a big deal with Amazon to have a "skill", rather than havi

They're half-baked and I sense consumers starting to lose interest. Third party developers have to do a big deal with Amazon to have a "skill", rather than having an open marketplace where consumers can choose what their device will do? The devices don't really cover all the things consumers might want from them. Years ago, I had assumed Google or Amazon would launch a marketplace akin to Google Play and whoever got there first would be the category winner. Instead, the category became a race to the bottom. Big tech cynically chasing the big deals rather than opening up the platforms.