You keep saying that, but you have absolutely no data. I'd bet that every single skill or action has a least one user (the creator), and most probably have at least one more user. So what if a particular skill/action only has a handful of users? What if that particular skill is the killer feature for that person?

You should probably read up on the "long tail" and maybe you'll understand why your argument isn't much of an argument.

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Posted by TigerinATL

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Posted on 5/10/17 at 11:16 am to Korkstand

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I'd bet that every single skill or action has a least one user

For this stuff to matter it needs to be a much better out of the box experience for the average person. My wife doesn't want to install an app, she just wants to say "Alexa Play Scandal" and have it automagically know you're talking to the FireTV and have it play the next episode from whatever source she was watching it on last, whether that's the PSVue, DVR/On Demand, NetFlix or Plex.

Alexa is well positioned to become synonymous with being your home voice assistant, but the tech is still not ready for prime time. All of these different editions are encouraging though. That's the aggressive approach they need to take. I shouldn't have to buy a Harmony Hub and set up IFTTT rules to go along with my Echo, I should be able to buy Echo Harmony Hub and Universal Remote edition that has support for the most common apps and devices out of the box.

This post was edited on 5/10/17 at 11:18 am

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