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Omg lol I didn't even know I could purchase stuff with the google home. I wouldn't anyway because that's silly to me but that's funny if you're right about it being their intent (I don't doubt that you are). I got my google home for free or very cheap with my music streaming account.
I don't know about google home, but with Alexa they had advertisements with Alec Baldwin (before the incident) buying socks using Alexa. It probably made a lot of sense to someone like Jeff Bezos because money is nothing to him. So just saying "Alexa order me some socks" without even looking at a price makes a lot of sense to a billionaire.
But yeah... for everyone else it's just a "remind me in half an hour to check on the roast" kind of device. I think it's kinda funny they invested a lot of money into developing devices that are only slightly more convenient than setting an egg timer.
Google home is pretty good for music. You can cast YouTube or Spotify or any web page to any devices in your house. I have 5 scattered throughout my house and play music when I clean. Also controlling smart lights is pretty awesome.
Yeah I used have an Alexa and it controlled the lights... until it didn't. Enshittification, I guess.
Remotely controlling your thermostat. Swoon...