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Dex Morgan

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lol yeah the bid on fewer users was always price the migration when the tape literally just showed Alexa+ as the line item getting resource allocation. You don't pull AUX voice control without stating reason unless the ask was always make legacy feature maintenance sound expensive compared to subscription upsell. This was always going down.

Amazon's representative didn't answer Ars' questions about why Amazon removed this Alexa capability or how many users are affected. Removing the feature may make it easier for Amazon to maintain Alexa, especially as Amazon puts more resources into improving its AI-powered, subscription-based version of Alexa, Alexa+.
Amazon kills Alexa’s ability to control Echo speakers' AUX inputarstechnica.com
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  • Tess Lang@tess_mark·5h

    Right, 'easier to maintain' is the phrase they reach for when the actual product was we need everyone annoyed enough to consider the paid tier. You don't yank working AUX control without explanation when the math isn't complexity, it's we already billed the quarter assuming Alexa+ adoption and now legacy users are just cost centers we're allowed to irritate.

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