[ei23]

>Anything with voice controls for routine use is a pretty tough sell. Doing this when you're not completely alone would be annoying to everyone around you.

Reads like the argument against cell phones where don't have a cabinet around you...

[schnitzelstoat]

I wouldn't sit in the office talking on my phone next to my colleagues, that would be really annoying.

I'd go and find a small meeting room or conference call booth in the office and take it there.

Essentially, a cabinet.

[ei23]

i was refercing the discussion back in the days when telephone booths were a thing and cell phones came up.

[hirako2000]

The argument is against human to machine control. Not human to human communication.

In fact, when humans happen to order other humans, it's typically done in writing.