Amazon aims to diminish the role of smartphones with Alexa Amazon is seeking ways to expand the scope of its AI-infused voice assistant that will reduce user reliance on smartphones. Amazon's consumer tech success hinges on this strategy.
The company missed out on the smartphone market, and outside the home, users tend to rely on their phone's native voice assistant — a market controlled by Google and Apple — rather than third-party competitors such as Alexa (available via the Amazon app).
To continue growing its voice platform and keep Alexa competitive, Amazon needs to drain digital time and attention away from smartphones. To accomplish this, the tech giant is seeking new ways apart from smart speakers to host its voice assistant.
BI Intelligence analyst Rayna Hollander has the full story.
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