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Re:Amazon has raised the number of jobs it plans to cut 18,000 by simplotek on Thursday January 05, 2023 @10:09AM (#34260638)
> I still don't understand why they axed Alexa.

Alexa was described as "a colossal failure" which lost 10 billion dollars last year alone.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/11/amazon-alexa-is-a-co...

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Re:Amazon has raised the number of jobs it plans to cut 18,000 by Sakos on Thursday January 05, 2023 @12:05PM (#34262886)
I don't really understand how that division could rack up $10 billion in losses in a single year either.
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