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by solarkraft 1293 days ago
It's an interesting idea.

> Alexa, buy AA batteries

This lets them shill for whatever gives them the best margin directly, without having to present the user multiple products.

I guess it turns out that people tend to want a bit more control than that. Especially considering that when I tell an SO or friend to buy something I can be confident they'll act in my interest, while I can be fairly confident that Amazon will act in Amazon's interests when told to buy me something.

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It’s even worse than that, as actual chosen products may well be counterfeit.
How do you make counterfeit batteries? Are they made of wood or something?