6 Low-Cost HomePod
Apple’s HomePod may have been the best-sounding smart speaker when it hit the market, but its high price tag and closed garden ecosystem has kept it from overtaking established players like Amazon or Google. Based on the HomePod’s launch date, it seems that the product will soon be ripe for a refresh.
It isn’t clear how exactly Apple could improve HomePod, but there have been several rumors suggesting that a lower-cost version could debut next year. Considering the success of Amazon Echo and Google Home, that seems like it would be the smartest move on Apple’s part.