There’s no discussion here about the device as a voice assistant. While I’m sure the audio quality is excellent, I think I’d rather use cheap Amazon or Google

There’s no discussion here about the device as a voice assistant. While I’m sure the audio quality is excellent, I think I’d rather use cheap Amazon or Google devices to build a home automation system, for example. The cost of a multi room assistant is too high with the HomePod. People are also starting to work on open source solutions: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aiforeveryone/mycroft-mark-ii-the-open-voice-assistant https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aiforeveryone/mycroft-m...