Review: Alexa Plus Shows Promise for Home Automation, Falls Short on Personal Tasks

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A reviewer spent a year testing Amazon's Alexa Plus assistant. The system performed well at managing smart home devices but was inconsistent in personal tasks. It could generate emotional photo montages but would also interrupt with intrusive advertisements. The overall experience was a mix of impressive capability and frustrating unreliability.

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