sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to Technology@beehaw.org · 3 months agoAlexa had “no profit timeline,” cost Amazon $25 billion in 4 yearsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1117arrow-down10
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minus-squarejarfil@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 months agoAmazon claims to have Alexa on 100 million devices, so $6 billion/year would be $60/user/year. It’s not peanuts, but… Amazon Prime has 230 million subscribers worldwide, that is $140/user/year. Sounds like one could be financing the other.
Amazon claims to have Alexa on 100 million devices, so $6 billion/year would be $60/user/year.
It’s not peanuts, but… Amazon Prime has 230 million subscribers worldwide, that is $140/user/year.
Sounds like one could be financing the other.