[advisedwang]

I'm not saying that smart home stuff isn't amazing for the surveillance state... but I am quite happy to believe a company just made a strategy mistake, no behind-the-scenes government deals needed. We've seen companies build expensive products without monetization plans, especially when they are worried about getting cut-out by a compentitor many times.

[ysacfanboi]

If that makes it more palatable for you, then I understand why you need to prioritize this level of reasoning.

Amazon culture is fail fast. Not many products at Amazon last this long, boasting multi-billion dollar losses YoY. Name another product at Amazon that does this, for this long.