I think Alexa is awesome. I just ordered another Dot so my husband can have one at work.
We don’t have a landline but I can call home from my cellphone to Alexa and my kids know how to use it to call me. I love streaming music all over the house, adding to my shopping list while my head is still in the fridge, and setting a timer without hands is very useful in the kitchen. Making her meow and spooking the cat is kinda fun, too.
Everytime we have asked her something she reads from Wikipedia.