I do like being able to ask simple questions like, how many tablespoons in a cup, convert oz to mg, e.g. Which Alexa is generally quite good at. Siri is complete shit with that. You ask Siri (on a Homepod), and she’ll tell you to open your phone to see the answer, more often than not. And it’s extremely frustrating. Siri is very good about turning lights on and off and playing music (mostly). But I’m absolutely not shopping for things with Alexa or Siri, or adding things to grocery lists or shopping lists, or rating a purchase, or any of that shit. I’m not going to do anything with them that would make me spend money. They wanted to sell us a razor and then keep making money off the blades (by us buying shit through Alexa), and people just simply do not want to do that.
Play my music
Turn my smart devices on and off at a command, or with a schedule or routine
Convert units of measurement, or tell me what year the Spanish Inquisition started
That’s it.
I already bought the fucking device. I already pay Amazon, what is it now, like $180/year for Prime? I’m not subscribing to Alexa. If it can’t give that basic functionality for the price I’ve already paid, then it can definitely go straight in the fucking bin