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Badgercop
Enthusiast II
December 18, 2018

Amazon Echo Alexa Vs Sonos Alexa

  • December 18, 2018
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I’ve cancelled a couple order for Sono One’s on the basis of Apple Music only being available on Amazon Echos. I do want to get some ones, but I’m wondering a couple of things - 1) Have Sonos said support is planned, and 2) what other differences are there between devices? I always assumed if a product supported Alexa is was effectively the same functionality as any Amazon device. Obviously that’s not the case, so what else might the Sonos be able to do, even if Alexa can.
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    Sonoson
    Enthusiast I
    December 20, 2018

    The Alexa SDK is irrelevant when a company is bound by contract(s) to Amazon. It's entirely up to the proprietor Amazon if they make certain features eligible for third-party vendors or not.     All of us incorporating Alexa into devices or services sign the Amazon developer services agreement and must adhere to the Amazon branding and marketing guidelines. I wouldn't expect Sonos business development team to have signed more strict terms than the agreement all other companies are signing, including Sonos' competitors.

    Sonos is deciding what features from the Amazon SDK they are incorporating into their speakers. We can debate the reasons why Sonos chooses to/not to support an Alexa feature but if its in the SDK they are able to use it.
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