Re:Alexa Is in Households–and Amazon Is Losing Billions
by smt88 on Wednesday July 24, 2024 @11:48PM
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People who can see and read almost never use voice-only to shop.
Restaurants and catalogs have menus. Street vendors show you their goods.
You don't need to take my word for it. No one uses Alexa this way. The proof is in the outcome.
Re:Alexa Is in Households–and Amazon Is Losing Billions
by dambi0 on Thursday July 25, 2024 @10:45AM
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The dash button doesn’t use voice it hasn’t proved popular either. Various other threads suggest stability of pricing as an issue. Voice ordering may be part of the issue, as might being unable to see the goods. There is likely a number of issues. The fact something doesn’t work doesn’t prove a single explanation.
What about alcoholic drinks in pubs or bars “2 pints of your best and a glass of house red”.
Alexa may not be great for purchasing from Amazon but this isn’t because humans have never shopped using only their voices. Nor is seeing things required.