Dan Pražák When Apple releases a hot new product, the process is usually very similar. At the pre-determined hour, the sale starts and after a few minutes/hours, interested parties start watching how the availability of the expected product is extended. It happens fairly regularly, and only last year we were able to see it with both the iPhone X and some variants of the iPhone 8. The year before last, a similar problem appeared with the Jet Black iPhone 7, AirPods or the new MacBook Pro. However, if we look at the HomePod speaker, which went on sale last Friday, its availability is still the same.
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Patrik Siwek If you live in countries where HomePod is officially sold, you still have a chance to get it on February 9th. This is the day when the first pieces should reach their owners. The date of the first day of sale for new orders does not last very long. In the case of the iPhone X, it literally took a few minutes. However, even after three days of open orders, the HomePod is still available on the first day scheduled for delivery. So can this information be read in such a way that there is not so much interest in the speaker? Or did Apple once manage to secure enough units to cover demand?
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First of all, it must be noted that the HomePod is not an iPhone, and probably no one expected that millions of speakers would be sold right from the start. In addition, when the novelty is only available in the US, UK and Australia, the conclusion of the product itself is not that wide. Even so, the current availability raises several questions. Feedback on the novelty is very limited. Apple presented the speaker to only a handful of journalists and interested parties as part of a short demo, all other reviewers will receive their HomePods sometime this week. The reactions are very contradictory so far, some praise the musical performance, while others criticize it. HomePod doesn't even get praise for its limited usability, when it only works with Apple Music or via AirPlay (2). There is no native support for other streaming applications such as Spotify.
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David Hanak Another big question mark is the price Apple is asking for the HomePod. If we ever see that the speaker will be sold in our country, it will cost approximately nine thousand crowns (converted to $350 + duty and tax). It is a question of how much potential such a product has, especially in countries where Siri is more of a joke and will only be used in a minimal number of cases. It will be very interesting to see how the HomePod eventually catches on. Both in Anglo-Saxon countries (where it definitely has potential) and elsewhere in the world (where it will hopefully gradually reach). According to statements made in recent months, Apple is confident with the HomePod. We'll see if potential customers share this enthusiasm.
Source: 9to5mac
I am much more interested in sound quality than Siri. I can have a conversation with a phone, tablet or Mac and you'll be surprised, somehow I don't enjoy it. I expect faithful sound delivery from the speaker. If it's worth the price, I'll buy it.
Recently, the news have one thing in common, a lot of functions, but the main ones are added after the fact, for example portrait mode for 7+, or stereophonic sound for the home pad, etc.. so there is no need to rush with music and you can talk even on the watch. .but we'll see how it goes and when siri starts learning other languages :)
Honestly, such a small speaker cannot have a great sound, as everyone would think according to the very colorful reviews of Apple. However, on the other hand, what can anyone expect from a box for 9k for extra sound... Siri is absolutely shit in our country, so it's only blinded apple maniacs who will buy from us again.