You'll be able to buy an Amazon Echo for really cheap this Black Friday

"Alexa, can I get a cheaper Echo?" "Yes, yes, you can." Amazon.com will, obviously, be a prime destination for holiday shopping, with most people buying stuff not made by Amazon.  The e-retail giant would like to change that a bit, which is why it's priming the pump by pre-announcing a collection of pretty sweet Black Friday deals for a chunk of its branded hardware devices. The biggest deal, by far, will be for Amazon's voice-assistant-hosting Echo device. The home of Alexa will be $40 off