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> Would you pay to use Alexa? I won’t even use it for free. We already live in a surveillance state. At this point the wisest course of action is to launder y
by ARandomerDude 3y ago
> Would you pay to use Alexa?
I won’t even use it for free. We already live in a surveillance state. At this point the wisest course of action is to launder your thoughtcrimes through multiple privacy-enhancing services.
- sgtnoodle 3y agoMy recently purchased truck came with Alexia. I think they wanted $10/month to enable it's full functionality. Today I figured out how to hide the Alexia button from the main UI, and I celebrated.
- SOLAR_FIELDS 3y agoI am thinking they must know this and that this is actually a 3.5D chess move that they can use to get the political will to finally axe the product or at least significantly gut it. It’s well known how much of a money loser voice assistants have been and Alexa is one of the largest. A bet that didn’t really pay off.
- iknowstuff 3y agoSiri seems fine. Runs on device, does homekit things really well…
- tourmalinetaco 3y agoSiri is not fine in the slightest. It was great in previous iOS versions, but after the recent update to iOS 17 it doesn’t function. Misses at least half of my “Hey Siris”, doesn’t respond to a fair portion of requests, and what it does respond to it does so in a way that was inferior than pre-17, either by being painfully slow or failing in some fashion.
- iknowstuff 3y agoWeird, it’s significantly better for me. Definitely faster. “siri all lights on” is near instant on Siri but multiple seconds of waiting via google/nest home. You also dont have to say “hey siri” anymore, “siri” is enough.