“This is getting ridiculous and I’m about to just toss the whole thing and move back to Google,” one Redditor said of the “full-volume” ads for Alexa+ on their Echo Show.
Oh sweet summer child, Google is NOT going to be any better at this. That will just be changing one corporate evil for another.
Voice technology is niche and just dumb. People think it’s easier to have voice-everything. I’ve found that it is actually a pain in the ass. I’ve got some voice assistance in my vehicle, through Android Auto via Google. The fucking thing keeps saying “oops, there’s a problem” even though I have a network, I’m connected and everything. It sucks shit.
And everything that is voice-reliant, there’s always a few second delay and you’re chancing on the thing even properly hearing you. How is this technology anyway easier than if you just simply had buttons that can be pressed in seconds without having to be prompted?