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Re: Oct. 3, 2018 EAS Presidential Alert test
From: Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com>
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2018 00:19:40 -0400 (EDT)
On Mon, 8 Oct 2018, Aaron C. de Bruyn wrote:
Google solved these problems with ~$120 smoke alarm and a decent cell phone app. If they released a new version with weather alerts, I wouldn't think twice about dropping $200 on it.
A company already made a combination smoke alarm/weather radio. Halo Smart Labs went out of business earlier this year. https://www.smartthings.com/products/halo-smart-labs-halo-smoke-and-carbon-monoxide-alarm-plus-weather-alertsA $120+ niche silicon valley product is great for the nerds. Whats the business case for everyone else?
What's the business case for reaching 126 million households, with a product that is afforable or already part of something they already have.
So how is there no business case? No disrespect intended, but you failed to back up that statement.
More people own Amazon smart speakers than NEST thermostats. Amazon product people have told me there is no demand for emergency alerts in its Alexa product.
Likewise, I've asked Google developers. They said the same thing about adding emergency alerts to their Google assistant product.
Perhaps I'm the only one who would spend more than $50 on a weather alert device?
Fewer than 5% of households buy weather radios. WEA can reach over 60% of households with cell phones. Its not 100%.Yes, 5% of households are willing to spend $50 on a weather radio. How to reach more than 5%?
If you know that Google or Amazon plan to add emergency alerts to its smart assistant products, that would be great news. But so far, their product people have been very clear, they see no business case for supporting government emergency alerts on their "smart" products.
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