Re:Alexa Is in Households–and Amazon Is Losing Billions
by dontlikeyoueith on Wednesday July 24, 2024 @03:08PM
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> The question is would it make people shop more?
No, that's not the question.
The question is would it make me shop more AT COSTCO.
And yes, it would make me shift some of my purchasing from my local grocery store to Costco. Costco is a long drive that's only worth it for large trips.
But if I could voice order for shipping or (even better) delivery? My local grocery with its god-awful parking lot full of blind 90-year-olds stuck in reverse would be in serious trouble.
Re:Alexa Is in Households–and Amazon Is Losing Billions
by paxys on Wednesday July 24, 2024 @03:09PM
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Huh, we are not talking about building a delivery network here. The comparison is between ordering on a website/app and ordering on Alexa.
Re:Alexa Is in Households–and Amazon Is Losing Billions
by dontlikeyoueith on Thursday July 25, 2024 @01:00PM
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Do you think you go pick up your Alexa orders at the store?
The question is would it make people shop more? If you buy one set of paper towels a week, and Costco rolls out a voice interface, would you now start ordering 2 or 3? If not, what return are they getting on the billions of dollars in additional spending?
In reality people would use it for a day, go "neat", and switch right back to the website or app.