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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 19-Jan-2024 08:05:44 JST Ars Technica

   “Alexa is in trouble”: Paid-for Alexa gives inaccurate answers in early demos

   Report claims Amazon is struggling to build a subscription version of Alexa.

   https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/alexa-is-in-trouble-paid-for-alexa-gives-inaccurate-answers-in-early-demos/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • Nihl L'Amas (nih_llamas@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 19-Jan-2024 08:43:15 JST Nihl L'Amas

     in reply to

     @arstechnica "Prime" is about to get a higher price and another shitty service bundled with it.

   • Z (sloenthusiast@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 19-Jan-2024 10:40:51 JST Z

     in reply to

     @arstechnica I should pay, to make it easier for Amazon to sell me things?

   • Healthcarer (healthcarer@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 19-Jan-2024 19:19:17 JST Healthcarer

     in reply to

     @arstechnica Since the free version is poor why would anyone pay?

   • Brіаn Sасаsһ (brns@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 19-Jan-2024 20:54:58 JST Brіаn Sасаsһ

     in reply to

     @arstechnica

     We have to ask ourselves, are they doing this to "save #Alexa" from when it was called a financial failure in 2023 or are they doing this because they believe it solves a real need people have?

     I could be wrong but it feels like the former.