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Siri is fnac coque samsung galaxy ace clearly technology that Apple’s excited about, having coque samsung tab pro 10.1 first debuted it for the iPhone in coque samsung galaxy core prime chouette 2011, before rolling it out to iPad, Mac, and Apple TV in the years since. bracelet bijoux coque huawei coque samsung But while Apple’s work with machine learning has made acheter coque samsung galaxy 3 Siri coque samsung a5 2017 portefeuille better than it was, Siri isn’t the main selling point of HomePod. coque huawei coque iphone coque iphone coque iphone coque samsung In Apple’s WWDC demo, its most coque huawei p20 lite bez discussed features related to its impressive sound capabilities, which use smart spatial coque samsung a3 lion awareness technology to tailor playback to suit whichever room it is in. coque iphone coque huawei This was, first and foremost, a speaker for playing music.

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Amazon is currently the undisputed leader in the smart speaker marketplace. coque iphone coque huawei Its closest rival is the Google Home, which sells less than coque samsung j3 razer a third what coque samsung j710fn Amazon manages. coque iphone bijoux personnalise bijoux personnalise coque huawei With a $349 price point that is greatly in coque samsung galaxy a5 2016 original excess coque samsung galaxy trend 2 lite pas cher of either Amazon or Google’s smart speaker, Apple will likely start below Google in this area.

That means that Apple could be selling 3 million HomePods in its first year fewer than the number of coque huawei p20 lite alcool Apple www coque samsung Watches it sells in one quarter. coque iphone coque huawei iphone 11 case goed hoesje Apple’s high price point likely indicates that it will enjoy greater profits than Google, but we’re still talking about a business that is going to be tiny for the Cupertino company.

Apple’s next “hobby”

Unless Apple puts in the work, that is. coque iphone collier argent iphone 11 case coque samsung In the coque samsung galaxy grand prime chat silicone same coque samsung galaxy j1 or way that the iPod made MP3 players mainstream, the HomePod could prove to be a lucrative business for Apple to enter. coque samsung coque iphone coque huawei bracelet bijoux But it’s going to take time and effort especially since established speaker makers are starting to come out with their own products, running Google Assistant.

That’s where the question about the missing HomePod at yesterday’s Apple keynote comes into play. coque samsung goed hoesje iphone case If Apple launches the HomePod in December with a simple press release, then its absence at yesterday’s event suggests that Apple views it as a “hobby” coque samsung a5 2016 monster much as it described the first few generations of Apple TV. diy iphone case coque huawei coque samsung coque iphone iphone 11 case Apple may now be taking the coque samsung s7 femme Apple TV more seriously, coque lacoste huawei p20 lite but its status as a “nice to have” accessory rather than a “must have” product means that it’s never challenged some of its other rivals in the marketplace.

If, on the other hand, Apple stages another event this year to launch the HomePod in style, perhaps giving us an update on the associated HomeKit in the process, it means that Apple is treating this product as a future market leader.

Can HomePod be a hit for Apple

While I’ve still got my reservations about HomePod (Siri’s quality and the all mesh design to name two), I still want to see Apple succeed in this space.