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well to be fair, they did beat everyone else to the market, when it comes to a decent speaker . you get what you pay for, and what you are paying for is with your loyalty to the amazon marketplace, the speakers on the echo / tap alone might warrant the prime day prices #sidenote

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Hey, I can't knock them for succeeding. I just don't think most are in it for the speaker (nor is it marketed as such).

So, I'm just pointing to the fact that, ultimately, Amazon seeks (and likely will get) more value out of the Echo than does the customer (or at least much more than the initial cost). Yet, they are able to get the customer to pay for the privilege.

Cool trick if you can pull it off.

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