This is why Alexa will dominate every smart home

Four years ago, New York Times technology editor Farhad Manjoo gave advice to not use obsolete technology in an era of rapidly changing things like today. Use Apple devices if smartphones and PCs. Use Google services like Email, calendar, maps. Buy Amazon digital music, movies, TV shows.

By now, that advice is still true.

Amazon media products can be played on any device, Google always provides the best services and does not need to use Android to use it. Apple phones, tablets, PCs are still the best products.

Now it is time to add one more technology to this list: Ambient Computing - translates to the computer environment, refers to all smart devices in smart homes. This technology is still in the early days but there was a pioneer: Amazon Alexa.

Currently, Alexa responds very well to basic requirements such as playing music from Spotify . It also lays Alexa's voice-controlled smart home products as more and more products are designed to run. with Alexa.

These are the reasons that Alexa will dominate smart home products, sooner or later.

Alexa is everywhere

At CES 2018, a lot of companies put Alexa into their products, from Toyota cars, Ford to ovens, Whirlpool's dishwashers, Kholer bathtubs and other brands' speakers.

Alexa is open

Part of the reason Alexa is everywhere is because Amazon created Alexa as an open platform for anyone to build products on it. Not only home appliances, the app can also integrate Alexa to voice control.

Buying Amazon Echo can ensure you are not outdated

This contrasts with Apple's approach and is also why HomePod is wasted when compared to Amazon's dominance. Siri is only available on Apple services and a few other 3rd party applications. They will also be difficult to open Siri and go against his principles.

Amazon dominates the smart speaker market

Amazon currently has two-thirds of the smart speaker market, followed by Google. In the race between the two sides, Amazon has always led. Thanks to the Echo user base and other Alexa integrated speakers, the companies are even more motivated to put Alexa into their products.

Alexa is getting better and better

When Echo first debuted in 2014, it could do nothing but play music from Amazon and buy stuff from online stores. Later, Echo is doing more and more effectively. It can play music from many places, call Uber or pizza, even call.

It is unknown how far the Alexa will go, but it will almost guarantee you to use the latest technologies.

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