Alexa didn’t get a big splashy launch event, or come with a bunch of grand proclamations about being the future of anything. Instead, like a phone charger with a made-up name or a knockoff version of ...

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Both the Echo Spot and Echo Dot devices will respond to Alexa, play tracks from popular music streaming services like Apple Music, Spotify and Amazon Music, as well as play podcasts and audiobooks.