I do not think smart speakers have product-market fit. Or more precisely, I think the fit they have found is not one that gives Amazon or Google any great strategic benefit
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Replying to @IamDanielGonz @benedictevans
Daniel, thanks for asking. Agree that as when the Apple ][ was released it was said there was no fit to the Mainframe computer. A confluence of constituent utility was found in the first 10 years.Not the predicted checkbook balancer for—home it gave rise to something unpredicted.
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Daniel, additionally. We can talk about this theoretically. Or we can empirically observe the fact it is the fastest adoption of any technology. Perhaps those folks that purchased millions of these devices and the 11,000 folks at Amazon working on JUST ALEXA know—something?pic.twitter.com/bqg5hVDEOJ
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What numbers in specific? The ones verified by the Wall Street Journal on period of adoption to reach 50% of the population? They have been verified.
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Empirically, no way it hit 50% of The U.S. population yet
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I hear ya. It is a huge milestone as the best selling single item for 3 years in a row on Amazon. Those numbers have been confirmed.
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AWS is the real ROR $$$$$ over next 10-20-30~40
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Absolutely! And I think Jeff has a great use for increasing AWS power. Specifically the universal AI access via a new network effect device, using Voice and mixed modalities.
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