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In Sonos’ Claim That It’s a Victim, Some Skeptics See a Rich Irony

January 16, 2020 by Ted 3 Comments

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This Friday, Sonos CEO Patrick Spence will testify before a Congressional committee (the House antitrust subcommittee) that is investigating the issue of competition in digital markets. Or, I should say, they are investigating whether the tech giants – Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, etc. – are engaging in anti-competitive activities in violation of the law. The Sonos CEO is likely to complain that Google is in fact anti-competitive. Spence’s appearance takes place literally just days after it has filed a major patent infringement lawsuit against Google – alleging that the tech giant stole its proprietary technology…making them a victim.

But some see this claim of Google victimizing Sonos as a bit of rich irony…

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Filed Under: Law, Manufacturers, Pivot Point, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: Amazon, Amazon Echo, Google Assistant

Amazon to Kill the Dash Button

August 7, 2019 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of Amazon Dash button to order Tide laundry detergent

Amazon has announced that the end-of-life for its Dash button is rapidly approaching. If you’ve been dying to try it, better move quick – Amazon will completely disable the system just three short weeks from now on August 31st.

What went wrong with Dash? Read on…

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Filed Under: Brands, Retailers Tagged With: Alexa, Amazon, Dash button, Echo Show

Tech Hit Hard in Latest Reputation Index Survey

April 4, 2019 by Ted Leave a Comment

Privacy Backlash Hits Google, Amazon & Facebook; What About LG, Samsung, Sony?

2019 RepTrak Ranking

In a new survey by Reputation Institute on corporate reputation, known as the 2019 RepTrak 100, we see wild swings in tech brands’ reputation with consumer privacy concerns finally appearing to take a major toll. With an overall all-category average reputation rating increase of +0.8 points, technology as a segment saw its collective reputation drop by 1 full point on the scale.

But the news wasn’t all bad – movie king Netflix, Inc. jumped 23 spots to come in at #1 for the first time in their history.

Read on to see how your favorite tech brand fared…

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Filed Under: Brands, Industry Trends, Manufacturers, News, Research, Strategy Tagged With: Amazon, Facebook, Google, Sony

Japan Opens Antitrust Inquiry into Amazon

March 6, 2019 by Ted Leave a Comment

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At the urging the industry minister of Japan, the country’s Fair Trade Commission will look at a new program announced by Amazon Japan that some suggest may be anti-competitive in nature. Depending on the Commission’s findings, Amazon may be forced to abandon the idea, which is a form of a consumer rebate program.

See more on Amazon’s troubles in Japan…

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Filed Under: Asian Connection, Management, Marketing, News, Promotions, Retailers, Strategy Tagged With: Amazon, Amazon.com, antitrust, rebate

Google Closes in on Amazon in Smart Speaker Market Share

February 20, 2019 by Ted Leave a Comment

Amazon products

The latest data from market research firm Strategy Analytics shows that Amazon is still the king of the smart speaker market – selling more smart speakers than anyone else. But the data also showed something else rather surprising – Google has substantially closed the gap between it and Amazon, coming within about 5.5% of Amazon’s market share numbers in the all-important fourth quarter selling season.

See how the smart speaker horse race is getting so much closer…

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Filed Under: Brands, Products, Research, Statistics, Tech Trends Tagged With: AI, Alexa, Amazon, Amazon Alexa, artificial intelligence, Google, Google Home, smart speaker

Amazon Acquires WiFi Router Maker Eero

February 13, 2019 by Ted 2 Comments

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This week we learned that Amazon has acquired Eero, a start-up company that offers a mesh WiFi system. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the company does reveal what drew them to the still small, but rapidly growing Eero.

See why Amazon wanted Eero…

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Filed Under: Financial, Manufacturers, News, Strategy Tagged With: Amazon, eero, smart home

Google Gains Ground, But Alexa Rules Smart Speakers

November 14, 2018 by Ted Leave a Comment

Infographic: Amazon's Alexa Rules American Smart Homes | Statista You will find more infographics at Statista

Filed Under: Research, Statistics, Survey Tagged With: Alexa, Amazon, Amazon Alexa, Bose, Google, Samsung, Sonos

Amazon Horror: Alexa Users Not Using Voice to Shop

August 9, 2018 by Ted 3 Comments

Amazon logoA new report by The Information has roiled Amazon, punching a hole in the concept that users of their Alexa-powered smart speaker devices will use them to buy billions of dollars of goods through voice ordering. According to sources from inside Amazon, the company is disappointed that only about 2% of users of their devices use them for voice-enabled shopping – a result that throws shade at the company and industry analysts who predicted a tsunami of voice-powered purchases. The company’s spokesperson disputes the report.

See what we’ve learned about Amazon’s voice shopping experience… [Read more…] about Amazon Horror: Alexa Users Not Using Voice to Shop

Filed Under: Brands, Consumer Trends, News, Research, Tech Trends Tagged With: Alexa, Amazon, Assistant, Google, shopping, voice

Control4 Announces Appointment of Charlie Kindel, ex-Amazon

August 2, 2018 by Ted Leave a Comment

BREAKING NEWS

Former Head of Amazon’s Smart Home Org. to be
SVP of Products & Services for Control4

 

Kindel close upControl4 Corp. announced today that it has appointed Charlie Kindel, an ex-Amazon executive in charge of their Alexa project, to fulfill the role of Control4 Senior Vice President of Products & Services. Kindel is replacing Eric Anderson, who announced his retirement recently after holding the same role since 2012.

See more on Kindel joining Control4…

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Filed Under: Brands, Management, Manufacturers, News, People Tagged With: Alexa, Amazon, Charlie Kindel, Control4, Martin Plaehn, voice control

Who Launched New Experience Centers Yesterday?

May 10, 2018 by Ted 3 Comments

Amazon/Lennar Experience CenterYesterday, a major manufacturer who is very influential in the industry announced it was launching a series of “Experience Centers” across the country to help promote its brand. Perhaps you think I’m referring to Control4, who did announce such a program yesterday in partnership with 140 integrators around the country. But no, I’m referring to Amazon.com, who has partnered with one of the largest home builders in this country – Lennar – to build Amazon Experience Centers all around the U.S.

See more on this Amazon and Lennar program… [Read more…] about Who Launched New Experience Centers Yesterday?

Filed Under: Brands, Industry Trends, Marketing, News, Products, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: Amazon, Lennar, voice control

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