Amazon Echo

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3 statements across 3 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Jul 15, 2017 by Benedict Evans · said 20 times in 12 episodes since 2017 · across every show →

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Jul 15, 2017
Assertion Supported
Evans: Echo and Spectacles use commodity smartphone supply chain components
“And of course they're all built with commodity components from the smartphone supply chain. There's no unique hardware technology in any of these things.”
Benedict Evans Jul 15, 2017 ▶ 14:48 Mobile Is Eating the World, 2016
Jan 2, 2019 positive
Opinion
O'Reilly: Amazon Echo succeeded by designing hardware around having no screen
“I think the reason that they got it right where other people weren't was they basically built a device that literally assumed there was no screen.”
Tim O'Reilly Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 14:25 a16z Podcast | Platforming the Future
Jan 2, 2019 negative
Opinion
Chen: Amazon Has No Incentive to Stop Echo Accidental Triggers
“They have no incentive to fix that. Because, like, it reminds you that it's there and reminds you to talk to it.”
Andrew Chen Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 19:31 a16z Podcast | The Basics of Growth 1 -- User Acquisition
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