# Alexa, Unlock the Internet — 500ish Words — Medium

<https://500ish.com/alexa-5f7924bffcf3#.hgyvn8gqh>

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## From the page (probably an excerpt, not Jamie's words)

In fact, I think Echo makes it very clear that Apple (and to a lesser extent, Google) dropped a ball here. This is exactly how Siri should exist in your home. And this is what that orb thing Google made a few years back should have been.

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