> I've been wondering if it is even possible for a publicly-traded company to deliver a voice assistant product without these incentives involved. I have to ima

> I've been wondering if it is even possible for a publicly-traded company to deliver a voice assistant product without these incentives involved. I have to imagine the UX of these devices would be much different if they were built by a private company without the same market pressures. Apple's HomePods have never had ads and don't require a subscription/data collection to control home devices.