Apple Event: October 13 (1PM ET) Digital Only Event. NEW iPhones, Airtags and more

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Looks like beats are going
So Apple is going to force you to buy those new headphones
The sound quality better be like a HomePod in your ear :unimpressed:
 

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I love my HomePods so if they drop a mini one I might cop for the kitchen. I’m on the apple are upgrade plan so I’m getting the 12 pro max or whatever they name it.
 

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What does homepods do?
Just a big ass speaker that can also act as a hub for HomeKit automations. I got mine set up to turn on the lights when the first person gets home. You can use it for Siri to turn on/off devices, make calls, send messages, set alarms and reminders. shyt like that. Just like Alexa and the echo.

but I really don’t care about any of that because the sound quality of the speaker is so damn good. I just connect it to my Apple TV and watch movies with it.
 

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I love my HomePods so if they drop a mini one I might cop for the kitchen. I’m on the apple are upgrade plan so I’m getting the 12 pro max or whatever they name it.

the homepod was essentially the only apple product that flopped hard that I can think of offhand. that said, it was simply too expensive given the alternatives in the smart speaker world.
 

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the homepod was essentially the only apple product that flopped hard that I can think of offhand. that said, it was simply too expensive given the alternatives in the smart speaker world.
It was def a flop but they executed it poorly. They just expected to release it and watch it eat up the echo dot and google home mini market share.

one of the biggest complaints about it is that Siri is dogshyt compared to Alexa. Idk because I don’t really talk to Siri but everybody else says that.

it was like $350 when it first came out which is stupid. They been running sales at $200 since last year Black Friday every other month trying to clear out the inventory for the new models I think. That price point was dumb and if they do release a mini it’s gotta be at the sweet spot.

Amazon gives theirs away all the time with prime deals, google been giving theirs away the last 2 years for Spotify and YouTube premium subscribers. They’re just trying to get that shyt into your house and get you invested in the ecosystem and it works.
 

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the homepod was essentially the only apple product that flopped hard that I can think of offhand. that said, it was simply too expensive given the alternatives in the smart speaker world.

They gotta get Siri up to par too. I got a Sonos Move for mobile smart speaker with quality sound, because I didn't wanna be locked in to her dumbass :mjlol:
 
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