Lewis: Mycroft has held retail talks with Walmart and Target
Michael Lewis · MyCroft Raises $5m to Ship Home Speaker Echo Competitor That Doesnt' Suck In Data · Sep 26, 2020 · at 15:52
Michael Lewis, CEO of open-source voice assistant Mycroft, describes distribution interest from major retail chains to Nathan Latka.
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“We've been in talks with the big you know, the big box retail chains, right? There are people who want to put a privacy respecting solution on their store shelves. You know, we're talking about, you know, Walmart and target and, you know, these companies want this”
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