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Amazon Alexa is a “colossal failure,” on pace to lose $10 billion this year

12,915 November 23, 2022 at 07:48 AM
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2...-this-year

Does not bode well for owners of Echo and other Amazon devices.
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SnakePlisken
11-23-2022 at 11:41 AM.
11-23-2022 at 11:41 AM.
c'est dommage
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11-24-2022 at 12:06 PM.
11-24-2022 at 12:06 PM.
It was profitable.... until they hired MLV to run the pun division.... been a dumpster fire ever since.
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emelvee
11-26-2022 at 03:24 PM.
11-26-2022 at 03:24 PM.
Quote from Hawk2007 :
It was profitable.... until they hired MLV to run the pun division.... been a dumpster fire ever since.
Mmmm...toasty
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chevvy
11-27-2022 at 06:35 AM.
11-27-2022 at 06:35 AM.
That depends on what the goal is. If the goal is for Alexa to be profitable, then it's a failure. If the goal is to get listening devices in as many homes as possible in order to send targeted media and advertising to increase revenue for Amazon then it's a huge success.
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kida182001
11-27-2022 at 10:23 AM.
11-27-2022 at 10:23 AM.
Quote from chevvy :
That depends on what the goal is. If the goal is for Alexa to be profitable, then it's a failure. If the goal is to get listening devices in as many homes as possible in order to send targeted media and advertising to increase revenue for Amazon then it's a huge success.

Yup. Losing billions to potentially earn 100s of billions and even trillions down the road.
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procope
11-28-2022 at 02:13 PM.
11-28-2022 at 02:13 PM.
Ainsi passe la gloire...
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handyguy
12-03-2022 at 02:25 PM.
12-03-2022 at 02:25 PM.
So? Amazon itself didn't turn a profit for many years
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procope
12-05-2022 at 08:58 AM.
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Quote from handyguy :
So? Amazon itself didn't turn a profit for many years
sure [foodstruct.com] nod
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