• Alexa users who are Amazon Prime members are reportedly being automatically upgraded to Alexa Plus.
  • Users who have been upgraded can revert to the old Alexa by saying, “Alexa, exit Alexa Plus.”
  • One user claims that they were “flooded with ads” after downgrading back to Alexa.
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      7 months ago

      Large Shareholders some care about how the line goes up, just that it does. Constantly. Every quarter.

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        7 months ago

        Then they wouldn’t even be the people getting told this information about subscription numbers, so I’m still not sure how it’s supposed to work

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          7 months ago

          Subscription info is definitely part of the information provided to investors. The raw numbers may not be in the financial documents, but revenue from subscriptions most definitely is and will give a general idea of changes even if the company doesn’t give the numbers directly.

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            7 months ago

            Right, but again, if they’re that birds-eye-view, then the bump in subs in one spot is negated by the drop in the other and the net result they’re looking at is what they care about.

    • As a shareholder, you are financially incentivised to not question narratives the company presents if they supposedly present the company in a good light.

      Suppose you do ask, the narrative unravels and the share price tanks. Congrats, you’ve just lost a buttload of money. Why would you do that?

      No, best option is to applaud loudly, tout it in the press and watch useful idiots buy your shares at inflated prices.

      The people who do ask the questions are the people the company doesn’t feel obliged to answer.