A few months ago I purchased two Google Home Assistants at the same time as two Google Wi-Fi APs when we moved into a larger house. I chose the Google Assistants over Amazon Alexa because at the time my thinking was that Google (with all of their AI clout) would be the better long term solution and would connect to more ‘stuff’ in a more intelligent way.
The problem is that I’m also a heavy Amazon user, I buy from them, I listen to Audible, I’m a Amazon Prime member so use their TV and music services. All of which would work ‘better’ if I was also using Amazon Alexa, rather than Google Home.
I’ve no real interest in home automation, beyond maybe buying a Ring Doorbell (Now Amazon), and its the Entertainment side of Assistants that I’m more interested in.
Unless something changes, I think I did back the wrong horse.
Bats
<p>Have you backed the right horse? Well, yeah. You can't go wrong backing either The Assistant or Alexa. As a matter of fact, you can do both. The Home Mini and the Echo dot are just as good as their bigger versions and a lot less expensive. </p><p>If you feel that you need Alexa, then buy the Echo dot and put in the location of the house where you think you would use it the most. </p><p>To be honest, I have both. I use more the Google Home/Assistant because it's smarter. Not just that, but it works really great with Chromecast/Nvidia Shield. The Echo works great for the Fire Stick. They're functions are basically the same, though I believe the Google Assistant is much smarter and also built into most phones. For the Assistant, I love the new "Routines" feature. LOL…it's cool. Despite the fact that the Google Assistant is better than Alexa, the truth is…they are all the same. If Google is +1 in features over Alexa, Amazon will eventually copy and add it to Alexa. At the end, they'll all do the same thing.</p><p>If you are having regrets, then just buy the Echo dot and be happy with it. </p>