“Works with Alexa” doesn’t mean what you think it means

If you’re like meand an early adopter of Amazon Echo devices, you probably have one in each room and areenjoying the intelligence that comes with Alexa+. It also means that when buying new smart home devices (like Phillips Hue, which my whole family finally uses), you probably want to ensure compatibility with Alexa so that you can seamlessly integrate new smart home devices into your existing workflows and can control everything via voice. So you go to Amazon or Best Buy, and you look for devices that “Work with Alexa.”