slartibartfast
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Seriously? Making millions of Echo devices obsolete? I can't see that happening.
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WiiMer SJ
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Copy and paste this into your favorite search engine.
"amazon alexa loses money"
They’ve just launched Alexa Plus and articles state “Amazon would rather you upgraded to Alexa Plus, of course. It says "we're positive you'll love all that Alexa+ has to offer", but that "if you prefer using the original Alexa, it will remain available on your devices".
Like Mark Twain, I think reports of Alexa’s imminent demise have been greatly exaggerated
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I'll ask Alexa
WiiMer SJ
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Samuel Clemens died virtually broke after a bankruptcy due to bad Investments.They’ve just launched Alexa Plus and articles state “Amazon would rather you upgraded to Alexa Plus, of course. It says "we're positive you'll love all that Alexa+ has to offer", but that "if you prefer using the original Alexa, it will remain available on your devices".
Like Mark Twain, I think reports of Alexa’s imminent demise have been greatly exaggerated
Amazon's loses from Alexa were estimated at 25 billion (with a b) mid 2024.
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Why do Amazon care whether you buy through Alexa rather than through the Amazon App though?
WiiMer SJ
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Seemingly they've been willing to absorb the loses, but if the loses continue it will affect profits to a point that can't be ignored.
As I said, this has been speculation in the press. The only substantive affects I've seen were some recent layoffs related to the Alexa staff.
Edit: The layoffs occurred in 2023.
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