https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/03/will-google-home-finally-break-out-of-amazon-echos-shadow/

Last week, Amazon went on the offensive. It was a sort an Operation Shock and Awe of Echos, bringing the total line up to six devices — seven, if you count the Tap (which Amazon kind of, sort of does). The Seattle event was an aggressive show of dominance from a company that has essentially controlled the home assistant space since the release of the first device in late 2014.

For the past year or so, most analysts have had Amazon’s smart speaker marketshare hovering between 75 and 80 percent, a rare command for the consumer electronics space. Tomorrow’s Google event in San Francisco is a chance for the search giant to strike back. Along with two new Pixel phones, the event is expected to focus on Google Home — after all, it’s been nearly a year since the company’s answer to the Echo first hit the market.