Deutsche Telekom and Orange made a rather big song and dance about their jointly developed voice assistant platform, so while it is encouraging to see DT put out a new mini-version of its smart home focused speaker, the Alexa integration is still cause for concern. Both CSPs have been somewhat mute on their assistants’ uptake, and there’s a definite risk that we are witnessing the beginning of the end. If this is the case, we wonder what the price tag currently sits at, and what it could have been if they’d opted to base it on Alexa from the off. Google and Amazon’s duopoly only continues to strengthen, and every time a previously empty home adds one of their voice…