re: Echo Dot the most useless thing ever invented? ETA CAD giving it another go

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have a hub, dont have any amazon services

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It can control your Nest or Ecobee Thermostat


i have honeywell stats

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It will play your music from any number of streaming services


my cracked apps are FAR better than those commerical-infested crippled services

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It syncs with your Amazon account to allow ordering products and create lists


HELL TO THE frickING NO!! i don't need alexa randomly ordering shite for me because my kids have figured out talking to it and start telling it to order candy bars and potato chips

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you are railing against a product for which you are not even close to being the intended audience. you don't use amazon. you went through the hassle of automating your home with multiple brands and protocols and used a hub dedicated for that purpose. alexa basically short cuts all of that, simplifies it for the average person, and gives access to several other features outside of the smart home.

it sounds like if you wanted to put forth the same effort into making alexa work for you that you have already done with your other home automation devices, alexa would be great for you. however, i can't blame you for not wanting to do it again, and alexa wasn't designed for people like you make that switch. it's obviously meant for people who don't have the time/knowledge/inclination to create a smart home through a third party hub.