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I have both and Google Assistant/Google Now is a much better experience than Alexa/Echo. The google voice interface is much more intuitive, allows context to be kept in a conversation, and is with me wherever my phone is. With Alexa I feel like I'm constantly searching for the right way to ask her to do something.

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Ya, this article heavily underemphasized the research Google has done in conversational systems. These devices won't have mainstream appeal until you can just talk to one with minimal instruction.

Although at this time Google Home is only conversational for search and is still very bad about being entirely keyword based in context; I suspect that this will change.

Had echo since launch and now have the Google home. The Echo uses commands that support some fuzziness. The Google home you just talk.

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