{"id":20064,"date":"2018-01-04T14:05:37","date_gmt":"2018-01-04T19:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=20064"},"modified":"2018-01-15T13:34:34","modified_gmt":"2018-01-15T18:34:34","slug":"alexa-everywhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/04\/alexa-everywhere\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexa Everywhere"},"content":{"rendered":"

M.G. Siegler<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Look, I think Apple positioning the HomePod around music is smart — at least at first. Such a device strengthens and expands the Apple Music ecosystem, while giving Apple an avenue to focus on what they do best: creating high-end hardware sold at a premium.<\/p>\n

But I think Amazon — and to a lesser extent Google — has not only established a market ahead of Apple’s entry, but has done so in such a way that will make the HomePod sound a bit out of touch upon launch.\nAgain, I know this is a risky prediction to make. But per above, I also know that Amazon is the number one seller of speakers in the world right now. And they’re doing this not by focusing on quality, as Apple will, but by focusing on making their digital assistant, Alexa, ubiquitous.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Update (2018-01-15): Matt Birchler<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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I didn’t understand how a voice assistant could possibly be more convenient by being somewhere stationary in my home, rather than in my pocket or on my wrist.<\/p>\n

I’m here to say I was a fool.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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