So, remember voice assistants?
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Replying to @benedictevans
Benedict, Indeed: The
#VoiceFirst revolution is quite unlike any other in the tech industry, hence why there is such a blind spot to the shift taking place. Fastest adoption of any technology Explosion of devices Prime Day 2015-2019 Echo is the top selling electronic device.pic.twitter.com/6xzT6ISbGX
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Replying to @BrianRoemmele @benedictevans
Benedict, the “next big thing” never looks like the last big thing. It is absurd to think we will be thumb clawing the 1890s QWERTY keyboard in 2030. We won’t—we will use
#VoiceFirst systems. The world agrees we are reaching 50%+ of the US population with a#VoiceFirst device.pic.twitter.com/90tLfpQtn8
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Replying to @BrianRoemmele
This is also true of the things that did not work.
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Replying to @benedictevans
Benedict, Indeed. Can you mention things that did not work that has reached 50% of the US population and faster than
#VoiceFirst? Can you mention things that did not work sell out on Amazon holiday season and Prime Day consistently for 4 years in a row?1 reply 1 retweet 6 likes -
Replying to @BrianRoemmele @benedictevans
Brian Roemmele Retweeted Brian Roemmele
Benedict, the interesting thing is the prodigious number of Alexa app downloads recently, just in December 2018, is certainly not evocative of “things that did not work” phenomenology in the review of the history of technology:https://twitter.com/BrianRoemmele/status/1077749161640882176?s=20 …
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Replying to @BrianRoemmele @benedictevans
This word “Prodigious” I do not think it means what you think it means.
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Salmaun, pro·di·gious /prəˈdijəs/ remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree. "the stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel" synonyms:enormous, huge, colossal, immense, vast, great, massive, gigantic, mammoth, tremendous, considerable, substantial, large..
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