Alexa had "no profit timeline," cost Amazon $25B in 4 years

Re:Alexa had "no profit timeline," cost Amazon $25B in 4 years by InfiniteRand on Tuesday July 23, 2024 @09:28PM (#41052800)

I definitely think Amazon music’s growth is completely Alexa driven but not sure how much revenue that makes

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Re:Alexa had "no profit timeline," cost Amazon $25B in 4 years by ysacfanboi on Tuesday July 23, 2024 @11:01PM (#41053261)

You'd be incorrect. Amazon Music is not as valuable as people think, compounded by the fact that it helps foot the bill for Alexa. It's only right though, seeing as Music helped completely break Alexa internally. Repeatedly.

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Re:Alexa had "no profit timeline," cost Amazon $25B in 4 years by baq on Wednesday July 24, 2024 @03:45PM (#41061127)

I only have Amazon Music because I’ve got some Alexa speakers, so not sure which way the causation is presented, but end result is I am Amazon’s MRR, however small that is.

…that said, the Amazon Music app doesn’t have an option to cast to Alexa and that’s beyond dumb.

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Re:Alexa had "no profit timeline," cost Amazon $25B in 4 years by o_nate on Wednesday July 24, 2024 @10:17AM (#41057369)

That's definitely true in my case. The only reason I pay for Amazon music is so I can use it on Alexa.

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Re:Alexa had "no profit timeline," cost Amazon $25B in 4 years by fantasybuilder on Wednesday July 24, 2024 @05:24PM (#41062301)

Isn't Amazon Music included for free with Prime? It must be the biggest reason for its growth. I personally don't know anyone who pays for Amazon Music without Prime.

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