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Equivalent-Ice-7274 t1_iycz9e6 wrote

I have gotten used to having a bunch of Alexa’s around the house, but all we use them for is music, timers, alarms, the weather and the date. I would say that they should strip down the servers to just the main functions like I mentioned above, and increase the price of the individual units.

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CruxCapacitors t1_iydf4oi wrote

Google Home here, but pretty much the same. I like having them around for those functions (and even upgraded some of them to have better music quality in those rooms where I can't be bothered to hook up devices to play lossless music), as well as an intercom system so that I don't have to yell or knock on their door every time I need someone's attention, but I otherwise don't really require much out of them.

If they increased the price though, I'm not sure I'd bother. Less functionality and higher prices is hardly a consumer friendly strategy.

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Equivalent-Ice-7274 t1_iydgva4 wrote

Yes, it’s not a consumer friendly strategy, but they need to do something to stop the cash hemorrhage.

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