Google Is Coming After Amazon In The Smart Home Market
- 6 years ago
Google Assistant is working on closing the lead Alexa has in smart device integration.
Google Assistant can currently be used with 5,000 smart devices from 1,500 different manufacturers.
Amazon's Alexa is compatible with 12,000 smart devices across 2,000 manufacturers.
While the gap is significant, Google's dedicating significant resources to outpacing Amazon.
Amazon first released Alexa in 2014, Google Assistant didn't come until 2016.
Google Assistant can currently be used with 5,000 smart devices from 1,500 different manufacturers.
Amazon's Alexa is compatible with 12,000 smart devices across 2,000 manufacturers.
While the gap is significant, Google's dedicating significant resources to outpacing Amazon.
Amazon first released Alexa in 2014, Google Assistant didn't come until 2016.