Amazon.com and Alphabet’s Google fought for market share this holiday shopping season

Analysts opine that consumers would largely prefer mid ranged priced smart speakers over one that costs hundreds of dollars. According to analysts, both Amazon.com and Alphabet Inc have heavily discounted their virtual assistant speakers during the U.S. holiday shopping season such that they have lost many dollars per speaker sold. The development underscores a sharp…

Amazon rules the roost for voice-controlled speakers for now

Google Home is fast catching up. As per research firm eMarketer, Amazon’s voice-controlled speakers are dominating the nascent market of voice-controlled speakers. As per the results of its study, Amazon Echo and Echo Dot devices have grabbed 70.6% of the U.S. market in 2017. These speakers feature Amazon’s Alexa, its voice-controlled assistant which allows consumers…