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One of the most irritating developments of modern life is the way companies keep improving things that were already working. Nobody asked for New Coke.
Nobody asked for cars that require IT support and 3 sub-menus to lower the air conditioning. (Screens are cheaper to install than buttons and knobs.)
Nobody asked for a monthly subscription to access heated seats. (No seriously, BMW did it. Fully equipped the car with heated seats which you could only use if you paid a subscription fee.)
So here we are.
Google Home used to be one of my favourite things. It sat on my kitchen counter and answered questions. That's all it did and that's all I wanted it to do. I could be making soup, planting dahlias, watching television or standing in the backyard wondering what bird was making that noise, and Google would tell me whatever I wanted to know.
How many tablespoons are in half a cup?
What song is this?
What's the score of the baseball game?
How old is Geena Davis?
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