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Re:Amazon Echo Flex: Microphone mute button appears to be re... by jgalt212 on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @01:07PM (#25750778)
> I don’t think they would throw that away to fool us all into believing a fake mute button - for what?

True, but what is the incentive for Amazon to behave given their dominant market position? Customers might not have viable alternatives.

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Re:Amazon Echo Flex: Microphone mute button appears to be re... by vineyardmike on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @04:46AM (#25760044)
They don't have a huge market lead if at all (i've seen conflicting reports) and there are 3rd party Alexa products that compete indirectly. Considering how many new devices they churn out and how cheap they are to replace, probs good to maintain public opinion for years
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