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Wrong on several points. First, HomePod is fundamentally a speaker; the "smart" functionality is decidedly secondary. Second, no, HomePod did not come out "year

by Bud 8y ago

Wrong on several points. First, HomePod is fundamentally a speaker; the "smart" functionality is decidedly secondary. Second, no, HomePod did not come out "years after" Airport was discontinued; it was a few months. Third, calling Apple Watch mere "jewelry" is silliness; it's a very impressive product by any standard. Amazon's digital assistant does things that Siri is not even trying to do and which can only work if you are willing to invade user privacy in ways that Apple is fundamentally opposed to. These products are not really on the same playing field. How precisely has Dell "innovated" in fundamental ways in the laptop space? They haven't; that's a baseless claim. Dell still can't make a decent trackpad.

bogomipz 8y ago
>"Wrong on several points. First, HomePod is fundamentally a speaker; the "smart" functionality is decidedly secondary." From the Apple product page: >"HomePod is great at the things you want to know, and do, in your home. From getting the latest weather to sending messages and controlling your smart home accessories,2 Siri makes it easy to multitask with just your voice."[1] Unless you can tell me you were on the design team for the HomePod, you have just entirely made up the fact that the smart functionality is "decidedly secondary." >"second, no, HomePod did not come out "years after" Airport was discontinued; it was a few months." Apple stopped developing the Airport and disbanded the team back in 2016.[2] So yeah that's a couple of years. Selling through on existing stock is not the same as actively developing is it? >"Third, calling Apple Watch mere "jewelry" is silliness; it's a very impressive product by any standard." A watch is commonly accepted to be both an accessory and a piece of jewelry. It's amusing that you want to dispute this when this watch has become an incredibly fashionable accessory to have at the moment. And just to put a fine point on it, when Hermès is designing for you, its safe to say that you are in fact producing a fashion accessory.[3] [1] https://www.apple.com/homepod/ https://www.apple.com/homepod/ [2] https://9to5mac.com/2016/11/21/apple-reportedly-stops-developing-airport-wifi-router-products-moving-employees-to-other-projects/ https://9to5mac.com/2016/11/21/apple-reportedly-stops-develo... [3] https://www.apple.com/apple-watch-hermes/ https://www.apple.com/apple-watch-hermes/
- Bud 8y ago
  Hermes is designing watch bands. They have, of course, obviously, zero involvement with the actual product.
  - bogomipz 8y ago
    Maybe read the actual link: "A partnership based on parallel thinking, singular vision, and mutual regard continues with a fresh new expression." So clearly they had a lot to do with the actual product, substantially more than "zero." You might also note that the actual face of the watch displays Hermès typeface and logo. I'm guessing you aren't familiar with Hermès because they don't need Apple.

by Bud 8y ago

bogomipz 8y ago

>"Wrong on several points. First, HomePod is fundamentally a speaker; the "smart" functionality is decidedly secondary." From the Apple product page: >"HomePod is great at the things you want to know, and do, in your home. From getting the latest weather to sending messages and controlling your smart home accessories,2 Siri makes it easy to multitask with just your voice."[1] Unless you can tell me you were on the design team for the HomePod, you have just entirely made up the fact that the smart functionality is "decidedly secondary." >"second, no, HomePod did not come out "years after" Airport was discontinued; it was a few months." Apple stopped developing the Airport and disbanded the team back in 2016.[2] So yeah that's a couple of years. Selling through on existing stock is not the same as actively developing is it? >"Third, calling Apple Watch mere "jewelry" is silliness; it's a very impressive product by any standard." A watch is commonly accepted to be both an accessory and a piece of jewelry. It's amusing that you want to dispute this when this watch has become an incredibly fashionable accessory to have at the moment. And just to put a fine point on it, when Hermès is designing for you, its safe to say that you are in fact producing a fashion accessory.[3] [1] https://www.apple.com/homepod/ https://www.apple.com/homepod/ [2] https://9to5mac.com/2016/11/21/apple-reportedly-stops-developing-airport-wifi-router-products-moving-employees-to-other-projects/ https://9to5mac.com/2016/11/21/apple-reportedly-stops-develo... [3] https://www.apple.com/apple-watch-hermes/ https://www.apple.com/apple-watch-hermes/

Bud 8y ago
Hermes is designing watch bands. They have, of course, obviously, zero involvement with the actual product.
- bogomipz 8y ago
  Maybe read the actual link: "A partnership based on parallel thinking, singular vision, and mutual regard continues with a fresh new expression." So clearly they had a lot to do with the actual product, substantially more than "zero." You might also note that the actual face of the watch displays Hermès typeface and logo. I'm guessing you aren't familiar with Hermès because they don't need Apple.