IDG Contributor Network: Amazon shames Apple with Echo Show

Apple has had enormous success in the smartphone market. The iPhone is the most profitable mobile device ever created. But the company has lagged far behind some of its competitors in other areas, including the burgeoning home voice assistant market.Amazon, on the other hand, has been way ahead of Apple with its Alexa-powered Echo devices. Now Amazon has leaped ahead again with a new Echo Show device that adds a screen to its Alexa voice assistant product.The Echo Show will be released on June 2