To play devil's advocate - my grandfather has late stage muscular dystrophy. Sometimes, if he can't physically hit the alert button if he needs assistance - voice activation is the only option. He can call a phone through it, which essentially works as the alert button. So... Alexa was the option that worked for that situation.
But, many people have them for no practical purpose - but hey what's a sense of security when you can just yell across the room what song to play. (On that note - having access to music he hasn't heard in a long long time was one element that kind of made it worth it)
edit: Hell, with those "smart outlets" you can even turn a fan on. But, hey that kind of dependance can't go wrong right? lol... Amazon Prime offers them for 0.99, yet they sell for a fairly expensive price. I wonder why they would offer the first one so cheap... hm, what's that saying attributed to drug dealers? "first ones free.."
To play devil's advocate - my grandfather has late stage muscular dystrophy. Sometimes, if he can't physically hit the alert button if he needs assistance - voice activation is the only option. He can call a phone through it, which essentially works as the alert button. So... Alexa was the option that worked for that situation.
But, many people have them for no practical purpose - but hey what's a sense of security when you can just yell across the room what song to play. (On that note - having access to music he hasn't heard in a long long time was one element that kind of made it worth it)
edit: Hell, with those "smart outlets" you can even turn a fan on. But, hey that kind of dependance can't go wrong right? lol... Amazon Prime offers them for 0.99, yet they sell for a fairly expensive price. I wonder why they would offer the first one so cheap... hm, what's that saying attributed to drug dealers? "first ones free.."