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I remember reading an article about how Amazon would lose money every year on the Alexa service. I wonder if /how that will change now after this.
by spacemannoslen 2y ago
I remember reading an article about how Amazon would lose money every year on the Alexa service.
I wonder if /how that will change now after this.
- antasvara 2y agoIIRC, Alexa lost money because: 1. People didn't actually use it to buy stuff because they want to comparison shop. 2. The devices were sold at a huge loss. What I think has changed is that Amazon now has a lot more "products" to buy and devices that make the shopping easier. If you can ask Alexa to "order X things from the Whole Foods nearby, but prefer brands I've shopped in the past" and then you're able to confirm the order on a screen, then have it delivered to your house within a few hours, that's a much more compelling offering.
- spacemannoslen 2y agoSpecifically, if they’re going to lose even more on this venture now cranking it up to 11. Since it appears other LLM companies are also currently losing lots in their offerings too