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I didn’t see this backlash on voice recognition/“assistants” coming. But classic case of I never use them but sure seemed like people must have used them from w
by ianai 4y ago
I didn’t see this backlash on voice recognition/“assistants” coming. But classic case of I never use them but sure seemed like people must have used them from what ever indications.
Paradoxically, it’s Google so can’t be surprised when they axe anything.
- PaulHoule 4y agoI think I have about five Echo Dots (bought one, got the rest for free for one reason or another) but none of them are plugged in because my wife and son are paranoid about an "always on" microphone. I might have set one up at the office but I'd have to spoof MAC addresses to get one attached to the network at work and I don't need trouble with Central IT. I liked the way the ring would light up when I got Amazon packages, I have a very long driveway that the delivery drivers are terrified of and that was a nice feature. I also liked using it to play music while I did the dishes. Alexa was a lot of fun in my opinion but not particularly useful. I don't think there is a "backlash" from end users, but Amazon is tired of paying for something that doesn't make a profit when they sell it, doesn't charge you for using it, doesn't really make you more inclined to subscribe to Prime, doesn't really make you more likely to spend more at AMZN, etc.
- ianai 4y agoI wonder how emblematic your family is of people not wanting a hot mic around them. If that’s a widespread phenomenon I would honestly feel much better about the future.