Ask HN: How Will Google and Apple Respond to the Success of Alexa Echo?

#1

Post by jtemplin » Tue, Apr 05, 2016, 8:43 PM UTC

Amazon's Alexa Echo is on a tear. When and how do you think Google, Apple and others will respond?

Re: Ask HN: How Will Google and Apple Respond to the Success of Alexa Echo?

#2

Post by hardwaresofton » Tue, Apr 05, 2016, 8:50 PM UTC

Could you describe what you mean as "on a tear"? Are you referring to successful marketing campaigns? Successful acquisition of mindshare? Profit? Advance in the underlying tech?

Re: Ask HN: How Will Google and Apple Respond to the Success of Alexa Echo?

#3

Post by techthroway443 » Tue, Apr 05, 2016, 8:54 PM UTC

hardwaresofton wrote: post #2

Could you describe what you mean as "on a tear"? Are you referring to successful marketing campaigns? Successful acquisition of mindshare? Profit? Advance in the underlying tech?

Here you go bruv: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=On+a+tear

Re: Ask HN: How Will Google and Apple Respond to the Success of Alexa Echo?

#4

Post by blakeyrat » Tue, Apr 05, 2016, 9:53 PM UTC

Is Echo really selling that well? I haven't seen one. Nor have I heard any friends or co-workers talk about buying one.

Re: Ask HN: How Will Google and Apple Respond to the Success of Alexa Echo?

#5

Post by dang » Wed, Apr 06, 2016, 3:42 AM UTC

techthroway443 wrote: post #3

hardwaresofton wrote: post #2

Could you describe what you mean as "on a tear"? Are you referring to successful marketing campaigns? Successful acquisition of mindshare? Profit? Advance in the underlying tech?

Here you go bruv: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=On+a+tear

Please stop posting uncivil and/or unsubstantive comments here.

Re: Ask HN: How Will Google and Apple Respond to the Success of Alexa Echo?

#6

Post by techthroway443 » Wed, Apr 06, 2016, 9:33 PM UTC

dang wrote: post #5

techthroway443 wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Here you go bruv: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=On+a+tear

Please stop posting uncivil and/or unsubstantive comments here.

Not sure if you are just skimming my comments without context or what but that was an answer to the guy's question. Jeez.