Selokhu kwafika i-HomePod, inkampani ezinze eCupertino ayikaze imemezele ngokusemthethweni izibalo zokuthengisa zale divayisi, njengoba kunjalo nge-Apple Watch, ama-AirPods ... Ezinyangeni zokuqala, kubonakala sengathi imakethe Wayengakhulumi ngokukhishwa kwesibili kwe-Apple embonini yesikhulisazwi.
Ukuba umkhiqizo obiza kakhulu kunomncintiswano, njengeSonos One, kuyabukeka ukuthi ezinyangeni ezintathu ezedlule, I-HomePod isiqalile ukufaka izilinganiso zesipikhaI-Smart noma cha, abathengisi abaphezulu eMelika, ngokusho kwenkampani yezibalo iCIRP embikweni wayo wakamuva.
Ngokusho kwale nkampani, ukuthengiswa kwezipikha ezihlakaniphile kufinyelele kwizigidi ezingama-53 e-United States ngekota edlule, kanti kowesibili bekuyizigidi ezingama-5. Kulesi sigaba sokugcina, ama-Amazon Echos ahlukene inkampani kaJeff Bezos asenza sitholakale kithi abe yi-70% yokuthengisa, ngenkathi iGoogle Home igcina ama-25%. I-HomePod iza isithathu ngama-5% asele.
Akumangazi ukuthi bobabili i-Amazon neGoogle baqhubeka nokuthola isabelo semakethe, bobabili bencintisana ukunikela ngomsizi womuntu siqu wesipikha oshibhile emakethe ngenkathi I-Apple ihlala isesikhundleni ngaphandle kokusika intengo nganoma yisiphi isikhathi.
I-HomePod iyaqhubeka nokuthola isabelo semakethe, yize yenza kancane kakhulu, kunengqondo ukucabanga ngalokho kungumkhiqizo omusha emakethe Futhi hhayi ukuthi wonke umuntu uzimisele ukusebenzisa ama-euro angama-350 kusipikha ukulwa nemikhawulo uSiri aqhubeka nokusinikeza yona namuhla.
Uma i-Apple ibona ikusasa kule makethe, kungenzeka ukuthi enkulumweni elandelayo, inkampani eseCupertino izokwethula isipikha esisha esihlakaniphile, eshibhile futhi esinezici ezimbalwa kune-HomePod, ulandela indlela obonakala ufuna ukuyivula nge-iPhone XR, i-iPhone esezingeni lokungena inkampani eyethule kulo nyaka futhi efuna ukufinyelela ngayo kumakhasimende amasha.
