![]() More information about the podcast add-on is found here. An audio version of this report is available to members who have the podcast add-on attached to their membership. Companies were using smart speakers to take advantage of an awkward phase of technology in which there didn’t seem to be any clear direction as to where things were headed.Īn Above Avalon membership is required to continue reading this report. ![]() In the late 2010s, we experienced a stationary smart speaker mirage. In its quest to say no much more often than yes, the HomePod may have fallen victim to Apple’s focus culture. HomePod may be up there as the most questionable product discontinuation in modern Apple. It’s hard to imagine Apple executives have replaced original HomePods in their homes with HomePod minis. The stellar music listening experience obtained by pairing two HomePods together remains an eye-opening experience. The HomePod was one of the more impressive products Apple had shipped in years. More than a year later, all of the questions related to Apple’s decision to discontinue HomePod remain just as valid today. The decision was a curious one, not only because Apple rarely discontinues products, but also the HomePod mini is an all-around inferior product in comparison to the HomePod. ![]() In March 2021, Apple discontinued the original HomePod with the stated reason of focusing on the HomePod mini. An examination of the run-up, decision, and fallout related to Apple’s most curious product discontinuation.
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