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Published: Dec. 7, 2022, 10:27 p.m.

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The MacVoices panel of\\xa0Chuck Joiner, Eric Bolden,\\xa0David Ginsburg,\\xa0Jim Rea, Mark Fuccio, Web Bixby, and\\xa0Jeff Gamet start the session by examining a report on the failure, and cost, of Amazon\\u2019s Alexa. The discussion evolves into an intense examination of voice assistants and how they do (or don\\u2019t) meet our expectations. (Part 1)\\xa0

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Amazon Alexa is a \\u201ccolossal failure,\\u201d on pace to lose $10 billion this year
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/11/amazon-alexa-is-a-colossal-failure-on-pace-to-lose-10-billion-this-year/

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Guests:

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Web Bixby\\xa0has been in the\\xa0insurance business for 40 years and has been an\\xa0Apple user for longer than that.You can catch up with him on\\xa0Facebook,\\xa0Twitter, and\\xa0LinkedIn.

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Eric Bolden\\xa0is into macOS, plants, sci-fi, food, and is a rural internet supporter. You can connect with him on\\xa0Twitter\\xa0by email at embolden@mac.com, and on his blog,\\xa0Trending At Work.

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Mark Fuccio\\xa0is actively involved in high tech startup companies, both as a principle at piqsure.com, or as a marketing advisor through his consulting practice Tactics Sells High Tech, Inc. Mark was a proud investor in Microsoft from the mid-1990\'s selling in mid 2000, and hopes one day that MSFT will be again an attractive investment. You can contact Mark through\\xa0Twitter\\xa0on\\xa0LinkedIn.

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Jeff Gamet is a technology blogger, podcaster, author, and public speaker. Previously, he was The Mac Observer\\u2019s Managing Editor, and the TextExpander Evangelist for Smile. He has presented at Macworld Expo, RSA Conference, several WordCamp events, along with many other conferences. You can find him on several podcasts such as The Mac Show, The Big Show, MacVoices, Mac OS Ken, This Week in iOS, and more. Jeff is easy to find on social media as @jgamet on Twitter and Instagram, and jeffgamet on LinkedIn., and on his YouTube Channel at YouTube.com/jgamet.

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David Ginsburg\\xa0is the host of the weekly podcast In Touch With iOS where he discusses all things iOS, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, and related technologies. He is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users. Visit his YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/daveg65 and find and follow him on Twitter @daveg65.

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Jim Rea has been an independent Mac developer continuously since 1984. He is the founder of ProVUE Development, and the author of Panorama X, ProVUE\'s ultra fast RAM based database software for the macOS platform. Follow Jim at\\xa0provue.com\\xa0and via @provuejim on Twitter.

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