Amazon plans to charge for Alexa in June

[craigsters]

https://youtu.be/fumYDhKAhaU?si=OMZiCiIJZWufDIOy

Subscription-based Alexa originally planned for June release

Amazon hasn't publicly confirmed a release date for generative AI Alexa. But Insider's report, citing “internal documents and people familiar with the matter,” said Amazon has been planning to release its subscription plan on June 30

https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-paid-alexa-plus-service-issues-2024-1

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My Alexa Echo Dot is in the box because it is deaf and makes you repeat yourself, I paid under $60 CAD at amazon for mine and it didn't even have a clock display on it

[Fostin4]

Imagine paying a giant corporation to spy on you.

[RSebire]

I use Siri.
The rest never had a chance.

Zigbee, and Siri.

Simples

[AJOTA]

I won an Alexa as a gift, so, soon I will have to pay for her turn off my lights now?

[vkobe]

Opprinnelig skrevet av Kobs:

Opprinnelig skrevet av Mensis:

No loss, I don't need amazon spyware in my house

Lol a lot of peoples had this same line of thought when TV came to the market, they used to call them "the devil's machines"... it was just too much for them.

sorry because even my tv i dont use it so much

[Xautos]

Opprinnelig skrevet av Buckles:

Thank God everybody uses Google.

Forget that... i'll use duckduckgo.

[Ȼħⱥꞥꞥēł8753452]

The thing wasn't worth it when it was free, interested to see how they're going to convince people to pay for it. (Probably just saying it's too expensive to run and tell everyone they're entitled or some ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥)

[Ganger]

This has been coming for years, get rid of physical media (films, music, games) and allow the big players to control the means of entertainment. Soon we will own nothing, eat bugs and be happy while the elites will own everything and control us but we will still hate some random person on the other side of the planet because we are told too.

[Rio]

Opprinnelig skrevet av Fostin4:

Imagine paying a giant corporation to spy on you.

People do every day. Your phone, pc, car, etc. And your gov may require it by law. And the people do nothing about this. And that is why its fine, because people do nothing and always will do nothing.

[Tristin]

So not only are they spying on you, using you as a way to advance their AI, they want you to pay now? I'd call who use such thing a literal sellout.

And I hope this is not the direction our future hold, due to such ignorant people. Consumers will have less and less rights.

[vkobe]

so it mean you going to use copilot ?

[Free* Jewish Magic]

You will eat the whole foods organic bugs
You will live in the Amazon pod
You will pay 25 bucks a month for the Amazon Alexa that you've already paid for
You will own nothing
You will be happy

[HypersleepyNaputunia]

if alexa decides you ate too many beans, are you a global warming hazard and you dont get your packages anymore

[Rio]

Opprinnelig skrevet av Megami Blanc:

if alexa decides you ate too many beans, are you a global warming hazard and you dont get your packages anymore

Alexa decides your drafted to the front lines. Like russia did to that guy what wore a sock at that party

[Raelic]

Opprinnelig skrevet av Kobs:

Opprinnelig skrevet av Mensis:

No loss, I don't need amazon spyware in my house

Lol a lot of peoples had this same line of thought when TV came to the market, they used to call them "the devil's machines"... it was just too much for them.

As someone who works with relational data and mapping between companies... these devices are spying on you.

I do think people are overly sensitive about it at times... You should like targeted ads, for example. If you're going to get ads, and you are, at least make them relevant to something you like. I'd rather see movie or game trailers than old people medicine for example.

However, there's a less desirable side... like the government subpeona and finding out you shopped at a gas station where a crime happened nearby. Thus making you a suspect just because you stopped to get gas somewhere.