Ask HN: How Will Google and Apple Respond to the Success of Alexa Echo?

[jtemplin]

Amazon's Alexa Echo is on a tear. When and how do you think Google, Apple and others will respond?

[hardwaresofton]

Could you describe what you mean as "on a tear"? Are you referring to successful marketing campaigns? Successful acquisition of mindshare? Profit? Advance in the underlying tech?

[techthroway443]

Here you go bruv: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=On+a+tear

[dang]

Please stop posting uncivil and/or unsubstantive comments here.

[techthroway443]

Not sure if you are just skimming my comments without context or what but that was an answer to the guy's question. Jeez.

[blakeyrat]

Is Echo really selling that well? I haven't seen one. Nor have I heard any friends or co-workers talk about buying one.