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Re:Amazon’s plan for Alexa by millstone on Sunday November 10, 2019 @11:09PM (#21502074)
“Don’t buy one” may soon cease to be an option, just like smart TVs.

Heck you get it even if you don’t buy it. My headphones were software updated with Google Assistant, plus there was the infamous Nest smoke alarm.

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Re:Amazon’s plan for Alexa by reaperducer on Monday November 11, 2019 @12:28AM (#21502397)
A lot of cable/satellite boxes have Google and Amazon's assistants built in.

And real estate developers have been putting up apartment buildings for at least three years with Alexa built in to the apartments. It's only a matter of time before these "features" are in everyone's homes whether they want them or not.

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Re:Amazon’s plan for Alexa by jakeogh on Monday November 11, 2019 @01:44AM (#21502725)
I'm with ya, as long market forces are still at work I'll vote with my $'s every chance I get.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21302825

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