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Most of us in Lemmy know the importance of privacy and owning your devices in a big tech owned world (me included) but for once I thought to make the opposite question and ask if there are products by them that you actually use and enjoy them.

Important to say, I mean products you use even though there are alternatives, not monopolies like YouTube.

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[โ€“] Nusm@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've got to say that I've enjoyed having Echo speakers around the house and the things that they can do. I know Amazon may be listening in on me, but they're bored to tears if they are! But I enjoy having the Echo speakers turn lights on & off around the house, set the Nest thermostat without having to get up, play music, answer questions, etc.

[โ€“] richneptune@lemmy.fmhy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Agreed, and they help family life so much - "announcing" when meals are ready, using "drop in" as an intercom rather than shouting around the home, not to mention the stuff you've already mentioned.