[nozzlegear]

> I've been wondering if it is even possible for a publicly-traded company to deliver a voice assistant product without these incentives involved. I have to imagine the UX of these devices would be much different if they were built by a private company without the same market pressures.

Apple's HomePods have never had ads and don't require a subscription/data collection to control home devices.

[utdoctor]

But you have to interface with the software delight known as Siri

[nozzlegear]

True! I'm one of the lucky ones that Siri just understands every time, so I have no complaints. My wife's Siri usage is hit or miss though.