Amazon’s marathon holiday of discount deals is coming to an end, but it’s already earned the company a permanent place in a lot more people’s living rooms.
The e-commerce giant said the Amazon Echo, its cylindrical digital assistant for the home, was the top-selling item of Prime Day in the United States as of Tuesday morning, according to CNBC. Amazon had halved the gadget’s price to $90 for the occasion.
The performance isn’t much of a surprise considering how aggressively Amazon discounts and promotes its own electronic products each time the contrived date rolls around. Other big sellers this year included its miniature cousin, the Echo Dot, and Amazon’s Fire 7 tablet. Read more…
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