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Re:The Alexa feature "Do Not Send Voice Recordings" you enab... by closewith on Monday March 17, 2025 @05:06AM (#43386471)
Home assistant is a nightmare to set up. Even with their hardware, you need to learn a whole new vocabulary and God help you if you stay off the happy path.

If HA (which is a wonderful project) is your example of usable OSS software, then your bar is set lightyears away from what actual consumers need.

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Re:The Alexa feature "Do Not Send Voice Recordings" you enab... by zettabomb on Monday March 17, 2025 @06:38AM (#43386968)
At no point did I say it's usable by the average, non-tech-inclined user. I said it's getting much better, quickly. It absolutely still needs work to replace something like Amazon or Google have.
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