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Re:The Echo Dot was the best-selling product on Amazon this ... by makecheck on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @03:36AM (#16013631)
I keep the name “Alexa” but you can choose a few (“Computer”, “Echo”, and I think “Amazon”).
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Re:The Echo Dot was the best-selling product on Amazon this ... by saalweachter on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @09:29AM (#16014911)
The problem happens for any name.

Amazon tried to get around it by naming the product "Echo" while making the activation phrase "Alexa" but that means people don't call it "Echo" in practice.

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