Venkatesh Rao@vgr·May 7, 2016It's the correct reading. Richness of possibilities, not current performance. Otherwise fracking would be king.Quote TweetJay Yarow@jyarow·Apr 29, 2016Echo sold 3 million units. Gets stories that it’s next great business for Amazon. Apple Watch sold 12 million units, gets panned as a flop.210
Ben DiFrancesco@BenDiFrancesco·May 7, 2016Replying to @vgr@vgr agree the units are not the point. Genuinely curious: why does echo have greater potential than the watch (or any wearable?)1
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·May 7, 2016Replying to @BenDiFrancesco@BenDiFrancesco jewelry watches is harvest end of a market. Talking to computers that are ambient-present? Unexplored continent.1
Ben DiFrancesco@BenDiFrancesco·May 7, 2016Replying to @vgr@vgr I guess I have trouble imagining voice as a useful interface anywhere that isn’t private, i.e. outside the home/car- pretty limiting2
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @BenDiFrancesco@BenDiFrancesco 'barista make me a pumpkin soy latte with extra shot and 3 pumps', game worlds...1:49 AM · May 7, 2016
Ben DiFrancesco@BenDiFrancesco·May 7, 2016Replying to @vgr@vgr a cool use case, of which there will be plenty for voice. I see lots of equally cool cases for watch, & neither negate need for phone1