Sorry, Siri, Alexa's got you beat -- Here's why Apple's going to lose the voice computing war to Amazon (AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL)

David Ryder/Getty This year's CES was full of products powered by Amazon's Alexa voice assistant. Apple, which usually influences the rest of the tech industry, has fallen far behind in the voice-based computing, and there's no sign it can catch up with Amazon or Google. Apple's HomePod speaker won't stand a chance against Amazon's rival Echo line or the other Alexa-powered devices when it belatedly launches later this year. One of the favorite go-to talking points among Apple fans every year is...