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Well, they did a rather poor job didn't they?

Google Home Rated 6x More Accurate Than Alexa http://www.channelnews.com.au/google-home-rated-6x-more-accu...

Well, there's actually multiple features that these devices can be measured by (and it's also the job of managers to balance the competing development resources to build and prioritize these).

Unsurprisingly, Google's device has the lead in general knowledge questions.

However, there are other aspects that people might care about, see this article for example:

http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/amazon-echo-vs-google-home/

Also, is it really necessary that because Google did something well, that the people building the Alexa should be shamed?

Well, the wirecutter is not really an independent source anymore (if it ever was one). Studies by the consumer associations are a much more accurate view (the French one is particularly good BTW).

About the quality of the job. My issue is not with shame, is with unwarranted praise. This article is trying to praise someone that did a job 6x worst than the competition, that sounds to me like a plain old advertisement.

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