As I mentioned in my last post, I will be sharing what I learn about Amazon's popular multi-device voice assistance "Alexa." I've been thoughtfully putting together my first new post when a bit of Alexa news caught my eye. 

In the form of an iOS update Amazon is making it possible for iPhone/iPad etc... users to experience the Alexa voice assistance.  The release was done with little fan fare but the news quickly spread.  While some articles were quick to compare the features of Siri and Alexa nobody is expecting Amazon to provide a Siri replacement.

Some wondered if Alexa's availability was a surprise to decision makers in Cupertino. Apple and Amazon haven't been great friends since Amazon refused to allow sales of the Apple TV.  Amazon provides Prime media to most streaming devices but wasn't able to negotiate a deal to provide content on Apple TV's. The latest controversy came in February when Apple hired the head of Amazon's Fire TV to help market Apple TV.