Giving Alexa-enabled devices voice call capabilities will provide consumers with a more defined, concrete justification for purchasing one. While Alexa now has more than 10,000 potential skills, the Echo, Dot and Tap devices still fall in that gray area of questionable need for some consumers.
“Amazon plans to unveil one or more new Alexa-powered devices this year that will allow people to initiate phone calls by voice, according to multiple sources.”