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Re:The Echo Dot was the best-selling product on Amazon this ... by discodave on Tuesday December 26, 2017 @11:34PM (#16012842)
And Amazon is ahead in cash money dollars, market penetration and app/IoT integrations.

Also, don't think for a second that they're lazing about and not trying to figure out how to surpass Google in the areas where they're behind.

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Re:The Echo Dot was the best-selling product on Amazon this ... by lern_too_spel on Tuesday December 26, 2017 @11:58PM (#16012936)
I think they're both barely better than useless, but the software for both is only going to improve. Amazon is going to hire the AI people and build up their own knowledgebase in the A9 team over the next few years, and Google is going to make the partnerships to reach third party skills parity over the next few months.

The right way to choose between them is by looking at the hardware, and the reviews I've seen say that the Echo Dot is too quiet. That can't be fixed in software.

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Re:The Echo Dot was the best-selling product on Amazon this ... by daveFNbuck on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @01:42AM (#16013292)
The echo dot is meant to be connected to a speaker. The built-in one is just there for basic functionality.
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Re:The Echo Dot was the best-selling product on Amazon this ... by chaostheory on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @03:40AM (#16013649)
imo the Echo Dot is better for this very reason. You can hook it up to much nicer speakers compared to what comes fixed with the standard Echo.
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Re:The Echo Dot was the best-selling product on Amazon this ... by portmanteaufu on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @08:20PM (#16019564)
The 2nd generation full-sized Echo has Bluetooth/line out support[1].

[1] https://www.amazon.com/All-new-Generation-improved-powered-d...

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Re:The Echo Dot was the best-selling product on Amazon this ... by tedmiston on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @05:18PM (#16018533)
This is why the Echo Dot has aux out and Bluetooth built-in for external speakers.
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