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Every user interaction with voice-assistant AI hardware involves cloud inference, so the more users there are, the higher the marginal cost, which is completely different from the traditional hardware logic of "earn on every unit sold."
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Medium-term (~90 days)
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10/15/2026
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Valid until: 1/13/2027
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