I-Amazon ayifuni ukushiywa ngemuva emakethe yama-headphone angenantambo, lapho i-Apple AirPod ibe yimpumelelo enkulu khona. Inkampani kaJeff Bezos ingathanda ukwethula umkhiqizo ofana namahedifoni angenazintambo akwa-Apple kodwa ngekhwalithi yomsindo engcono ne-Alexa "ehlanganisiwe".
Ngemakethe yezipikha ezigcwele enemikhiqizo efaka i-Alexa ngaphezu kwezipikha ze-Amazon, inkampani ingathanda ukungena emakethe yamahedfoni engenantambo ngakho-ke umsizi wakho ongokoqobo naye angalawula imakethe "ephathekayo".
Ukufika kwama-AirPod amasha anenketho yokusebenzisa uSiri ngomyalo wezwi othi "Hey Siri" ngaphandle kokwenza noma yiziphi izimpawu zomzimba ezengeziwe kwenza ukuhlanganiswa komsizi we-Apple kuma-headphone akho kube ngcono kakhulu, ucabanga ukuthi ahlala ancike kudivayisi ukuxhumeka kwe-inthanethi ukuze bakwazi ukukusebenzisa, ngoba abanakho ukuxhumana kwabo. Okuthile okufanayo kuzokwenzeka ngama-headphone e-Amazon, ngokusho kweBloomberg, nayo engeke ibe nokuxhumana kwayo ngakho-ke babezoncika ekufakweni kwe-Alexa kwi-smartphone ukuze bakwazi ukuyisebenzisa. Kusazobonwa ukuthi bakufinyelela kanjani lokhu kuhlanganiswa ku-iOS, lapho izindinganiso ze-Apple ziqine kakhulu kune-Google ku-Android.
Lapho ama-headphone e-Amazon azothuthuka kuma-AirPods angaba khona kumsindo, ngoba inkampani igxile ekutholeni ikhwalithi ephakeme ukuze yehlukanise kumahedifoni we-Apple. Bazoba nomklamo ofana nama-AirPods, ngaphandle kokusekelwa okwengeziwe kwendlebe, njengoba benayo iPowerbeats Pro. Bazofaka nebhokisi lokushaja ukunweba ukuzimela kwabo. Ukukhanselwa komsindo noma ukumelana namanzi? Akukho okushiwoyo ngalezi zici, noma ngentengo yayo, yize izokuncintisana impela, njengoba kwenzeka njalo ngemikhiqizo ye-Amazon.
Lapho ngibona khona ukuncintisana okuningi kungaba yi-Alexa ewashini, enokuxhunyaniswa nemishini yasekhaya bese uphakamisa ingalo yakho ukucela izigcawu ezihlakaniphile ngokukutshela ukuthi ucishe amalambu, setha i-alamu, noma ulalele umculo endaweni yasekhaya nge i-wifi efanayo, nangaphandle kwekhaya kuphela imibuzo, izindaba nemidlalo anayo esitolo sakhe sekhono le-alexa, ebengikade ngiyicabanga isikhathi eside, uma umbono ufika kuMnu. Jaff Bezos futhi uzowuthenga mina, yebo, ama-headphone ama-apula awazishintshi. Zinhle kakhulu nge-iPhone ne-Siri.