Smart speaker’s corner: why Amazon and Google can’t let go of hardware

Smart speaker’s corner: why Amazon and Google can’t let go of hardware

A few short months ago I thought I knew where the world of smart speakers was heading. I made bold claims about how Amazon’s Echo hardware was on the verge of redundancy now that a host of third-party manufacturers were rushing to produce Alexa speakers of their own.  Now, though, after a couple of weeks …