Amazon crushed 2017,#DoYouThinkIAmSexy? (2022) Full Pinoy Movie financially. But looking ahead, CEO Jeff Bezos wants us all to focus on one name: Alexa.
Alexa may not be the main driver of Amazon's revenue — that's Amazon Web Services (AWS) and online commerce — but the voice assistant is getting the spotlight for growing Amazon's brand in 2017 and being a focus in the year ahead.
“Our 2017 projections for Alexa were very optimistic, and we far exceeded them. We don’t see positive surprises of this magnitude very often — expect us to double down,” Bezos said in a prepared statement accompanying the company's fourth quarter of 2017 earnings report.
SEE ALSO: Amazon's Jeff Bezos and a team of billionaires are launching a new healthcare business“We’ve reached an important point where other companies and developers are accelerating adoption of Alexa. There are now over 30,000 skills from outside developers, customers can control more than 4,000 smart home devices from 1,200 unique brands with Alexa, and we’re seeing strong response to our new far-field voice kit for manufacturers. Much more to come and a huge thank you to our customers and partners," Bezos continued.
Unfortunately, Bezos didn't share many details on how exactly Alexa beat their projections and what they have planned for her next.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
The report said Amazon's Echo Dot, along with Fire TV stick, were its best-selling products and that customers purchased "tens of millions" of Echo devices in 2017.
Overall, Amazon's quarterly earnings beat projections, sending the stock up by more than 5 percent in after-hours trading. The company brought in $60.5 billion in revenue for the quarter. AWS accounted for $5.11 billion of that total.
For all of 2017, Amazon garnered $177.9 billion in sales, up 31 percent from the year prior. Amazon continues to be profitable despite its ambitious acquisitions, such as Whole Foods last year, and major investments in the entertainment and music industries.
Amazon's profits were $1.9 billion over the quarter. Comparing year over year, Amazon's profits did drop by 2 percent.
Beyond Alexa, 2018 is also all about Prime, Amazon's membership program. The team noted Prime video, Prime Now, and Amazon Fresh as three core incentivizes during its earnings call with investors on Thursday.
When Amazon purchased Whole Foods in August, the tech giant immediately slashed prices. It doesn't plan on stopping.
"Our focus has been on continuing to lower prices."
"So far our focus has been on continuing to lower prices," said Brian Olsavsky, Amazon's chief financial officer. "We've launched Whole Foods products on our Amazon website and the technical work on making Prime a Whole Foods customer rewards program."
Amazon is known to focus on the customer, and more of those customers are becoming businesses. AWS is growing, the executives noted, and Amazon also recently launched Alexa for Business. Yes, more Alexa. You can also listen to and watch "her" in Amazon's Super Bowl commercial this week.
Topics Alexa Amazon Amazon Echo
Best soundbar deal: Save $300 on the Sonos Arc
Snapchat files for IPO as $SNAP — looks to raise $3 billion
Move over, Puppy Bowl: Bunny Bowl is here to out
Just let Mariah Carey wear heels and diamonds to the gym, all right?
NYT Strands hints, answers for April 26
'Future CNN' Twitter account gives a glimpse of a not
Airbnb, Twitter latest tech companies to raise big money to fight Trump's travel ban
PlayStation 4 is finally getting external hard drive support
Time to Unite
Snapchat files for IPO as $SNAP — looks to raise $3 billion
Best Sony headphones deal: Over $100 off Sony XM5 headphones
Oreo beer is here to add some cookie to your cold one
Move over, Puppy Bowl: Bunny Bowl is here to out
This wearable device can turn any surface into a keyboard
WhatsApp launches 'Advanced Chat Privacy' to protect sensitive conversations
10 apps you'll definitely want at the next protest
The sushi croissant is the most California thing to ever happen, ever
A Syrian journalist's ordeal after Trump's travel ban
NYT Strands hints, answers for May 18
This robot flies like a real bat and is not at all creepy
Photos of Facebook's RayHow the perfect cold open for 'Stress Relief' of 'The Office' came togetherThese tiny baby octopuses hatching will brighten your miserable existenceHubble captures a superheated gas jet streaking across spaceLooks like Netflix's live action One Piece show is actually happeningA guide to living off of the gridPhotos of workers fighting for a better life to help you celebrate Labor Day7 Google Chrome extensions to up your Netflix and chill gameThese tiny baby octopuses hatching will brighten your miserable existenceMike Pence's overture to gay Olympian Adam Rippon spectacularly bomFirefighters rescue a dog stuck on a frozen river with incredible scooching skillsChoose your 'The Matrix Resurrections' teaser trailer: Red, or blue?'ShangAuthentic photo campaign shows the unfiltered reality of postpartum lifeThe best virtual reality porn games, and how to play adult VRHere are some very satisfying photos of Tom Brady looking sadMike Pence's overture to gay Olympian Adam Rippon spectacularly bom'ShangHow does an air fryer work?Mother and daughter surprised each other with the same delightful Valentine's Day gift This very long line to buy discounted prosecco is honestly inspiring Paris Jackson made a powerful statement against white supremacy at the VMAs Woman stuck on roof in Houston gives emotional plea for help in live interview Tropical Storm Harvey causing catastrophic flood disaster in Houston 'Game of Thrones' fans want a fight between The Hound and The Mountain Gamers are petitioning IKEA for a proper tabletop Reddit, Twitter offer an oasis of info, resources for Harvey victims Elon Musk shows off the Boring Company's tunnel with a Tesla inside Storm chasers shoot harrowing video of Hurricane Harvey's fury How to make sure your snap gets featured on a live story 'Game of Thrones' review round This interactive map will tell you when to look for peak fall foliage in your area Ed Sheeran won Artist of the Year at the VMAs but didn't know who actually voted for it 'Game of Thrones': Jon and Daenerys hook up in Season 7 finale National Weather Service: Harvey is 'unprecedented' weather event Happy Saturday, Facebook and Instagram are down Hero Texan delivers six People are using Snapchat to track damage from Harvey Why the Mayweather vs. McGregor fight is so gross To show Harvey's rains, the Weather Service had to add a new map color
1.82s , 10132.7109375 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【#DoYouThinkIAmSexy? (2022) Full Pinoy Movie】,Unobstructed Information Network