Death of the Best Deal?

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Published on April 10, 2017 11:03:44 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QwYaRqG55E

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The death of getting the best deal?
Amazon and Google say their home digital assistants - that's Alexa on the Amazon Echo and Google Home (launched in the UK this week) are purely acting in their owner's interest.
Professor Ariel Ezrachi doesn't just disagree, he believes they will be the 'death of competition as we know it' and thinks governments should get involved.
He's an Oxford University professor and the Director of the Oxford Centre for Competition Law and Policy.
The full story: things you should know about personal assistants - on BBC Click and iPlayer this weekend.