Do you guys think you may face a conflict of interests with your own virtual assistant? Just imagine you ask Alexa (Siri, Cortana, write your favorite name here) to buy the most affordable something (f e airplane tickets). And it buys something else to make Amazon (Apple, Microsoft, etc) earn the most from advertising or kickback instead. It can be just 5 or 10 percent you even would not notice. Do you believe it can happen?
Try to keep up - you are the product.
Technology is only as powerful as the power you give it. Why would you tell it to buy stuff for you if you care about prices and best deals?
Why would you ask Google to give you best prices in their shopping vertical or just answer your questions and build your opinions?
^But Google already prioritizes search results and allows sponsors to bump their listings up in Search and Shopping in Google. You'll always have to shop around or trust the masses over at Slickdeals.
It's already happening isn't it. Alexa makes it quite easy to order stuff from Amazon, or listen to Amazon music. And that is the entire purpose for building products that feed into each other. Keep you in the ecosystem. Did you just come out of a cave? Oldest business model.
Some people are ok with paying more for convenience.
There is already a WSJ investigative article on this already. Alexa will more often recommend an amazon basics brand over other brands. FWIW, if you use Alexa or have prime, you’ve already bought into the ecosystem. Amazon frequently doesn’t have the cheapest prices. But tons of people still subscribe.
Try getting anything remotely resembling customer service from anyone underbidding Amazon.
Of course. They exist for this sole purpose.
Then it is stupid to spend your money to buy a device that spies on you and cheats on you.
But the conveeeeeeeenience man! /s