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Almost everyone who would be in the market for this kind of a device already has something in their pocket with access to Google Now or Siri, though. Why use Ec

by cwyers 12y ago

Almost everyone who would be in the market for this kind of a device already has something in their pocket with access to Google Now or Siri, though. Why use Echo when you have to be in a certain room?

vidarh 12y ago
Because when you're in that room you don't need to get your device out of your pocket? But I don't buy that almost everyone will have it in their pocket, given the number of times I see people looking for their phones all over the place.
- cwyers 12y ago
  $200 is an awful lot to spend to keep from having to look for your phone while in just one room of your house.
  - unclebucknasty 12y ago
    Right. It also struck me as funny in the video that the Echo had moved into their bedroom. Did they buy two? Or are they carting the thing around the house with them (instead of their phones)?
  - vidarh 12y ago
    Lots of people spend far more than that on fairly frivolous things.
    - cwyers 12y ago
      How does the Echo even rise to the standard of frivolity? A far better word for it is "superfluous."
      - vidarh 12y ago
        Still, I have far more than $200 worth of electronics I have no immediate use for lying around.