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> saved saved billions and billions of dollars in R&D Did they though? Do we know how much Google and Amazon spend on these devices? Apple may have won the fi

> saved saved billions and billions of dollars in R&D Did they though? Do we know how much Google and Amazon spend on these devices? Apple may have won the first battle by "not fighting" but the next battle is a race to make these dumb assistants smart. Amazon seems to be the possible long term winner, as they don't make phones and still got millions to buy their "dumb speaker" when they (consumers) already had one in their pocket!

vineyardmike 3y ago
Amazon has admitted they spent upwards of 10B a year on Alexa. Alexa is much more feature rich than Siri, so I sure hope Apple isn’t out spending them. I don’t know if I agree that Amazon will be the long term winner either. I see your logic, but Apple also has a speaker and a phone. The HomePod doesn’t have the same market share, but it’s still a sizable market (>20%). IMO Google should have been the clear winner, but they will probably be the loser. They had cheap and varied hardware, they had phones, they had APIs and features like Alexa. But Google can’t seem to stop being Google, and of course GAssistant leadership has absolutely no focus or consistency roadmap. Perhaps tellingly they’re giving up on cloud “skills” and focusing on android. https://www.geekwire.com/2023/amazon-will-cut-several-hundred-more-jobs-on-alexa-team-as-it-discontinues-some-initiatives/ https://www.geekwire.com/2023/amazon-will-cut-several-hundre... https://www.statista.com/chart/29167/smart-speaker-ownership-in-the-us/ https://www.statista.com/chart/29167/smart-speaker-ownership...