Amazon Alexa is flexible and compatible with many smart home devices but can be clunky and has no native smartphone support.

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For me, Alexa wins for smart home hands down. The amount of smart devices that Amazon creates and are compatible with is far greater than Google Assistant and the automation and schedules are more ...

Between the "smart" assistant's 2014 introduction and late 2022, Amazon's Worldwide Digital unit lost over $10 billion on ...

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There are four main smart home platforms: Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s HomeKit, Google Home and Samsung SmartThings and all work with devices such as smart lights and plugs. But which is the best smart ...