You base this on your extensive experience with HomePod?
Multi room: Sonos does it, HomePod won’t at release
Streaming services: Sonos supports 50, HomePod 1
Dolby 5.1 for television: Sonos can expand to it, HomePod doesn’t.
What am I missing?
You base this on your extensive experience with HomePod?
I’m missing something here: how is Alexa / Prime Music not a “deep integration” between software and hardware with Alexa (and likewise with Google’s software and hardware)?....
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Streaming services: Sonos supports 50, HomePod 1
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You're kinda doin' what I accused Tim Cook of doing. Recycling marketing rhetoric. What do you mean it's not the same as having an Apple Product when it comes to pairing up? The HomePod isn't an Apple Watch with a W1 chip. It's a wifi speaker. It pairs to wifi like any other product.It's still not the same as having an apple product when it comes to pairing it up. It's a big part of the apple ecosystem just like using apple music over other options.
You're kinda doin' what I accused Tim Cook of doing. Recycling marketing rhetoric. What do you mean it's not the same as having an Apple Product when it comes to pairing up? The HomePod isn't an Apple Watch with a W1 chip. It's a wifi speaker. It pairs to wifi like any other product.
I get where you're going. You're all-in on the Apple ecosystem. Nothing wrong with that but not being all-in isn't the hardship you might think it is.
... not being all-in isn't the hardship you might think it is.
Any stereo speakers with Chromecast can do it. Integration for listening music is really overrated. It was easy to listen to music on all sorts of equipment like forever. If now we need some special integration perhaps something went wrong with the tech progress.Once multi HomePod is enabled it has so much potential I’m thinking Apple TV, 2 HomePod’s all connected for an amazing sound? Double as an awesome music stereo? That I can control with my iPhone? That sounds good to me
So we're back at Siri again. Which still goes to my point. Lack of Siri integration is far from not syncing with Apple products. Sonos and Apple have been peanut butter and jelly for a long time. The appearance of the HomePod doesn't suddenly make them incompatible. Your argument only works (somewhat) if a person only uses Apple exclusively. Outside of that niche, it falls apart rather quickly.It may not have the W1 chip type features but the whole big advantage of homepod is being able to listen to music via hey siri/suggesting new songs/adding music to your playlist by just telling siri. Things you can not do on the sonos. Same with the podcasts app.
My point is it will never sync like it will with apple products. That was my whole point. A big selling point for the homepod is the integration. It's a big reason why people buy these speakers.So we're back at Siri again. Which still goes to my point. Lack of Siri integration is far from not syncing with Apple products. Sonos and Apple have been peanut butter and jelly for a long time. The appearance of the HomePod doesn't suddenly make them incompatible. Your argument only works (somewhat) if a person only uses Apple exclusively. Outside of that niche, it falls apart rather quickly.
Wow, I didn't think about that. That does seem like quite a hardship. The reach to the pocket is bad enough, then having to read it and type a reply... ughh.I don't know. Sometimes it sure feel like. For example, when someone with an iPhone texts me when I'm working on my computer, I can just reply right there on my computer. But if that text came from an android phone, then I have to pull the damn phone out of my pants in order to reply.
Am I the only one that thinks it's crazy to put all these home microphone/camera devices in multiple rooms of your house?!
I don't know. Sometimes it sure feel like. For example, when someone with an iPhone texts me when I'm working on my computer, I can just reply right there on my computer. But if that text came from an android phone, then I have to pull the damn phone out of my pants in order to reply.
How does a comment Apple's sales dominance refute the assertion made my AustinIllini? True, to say Sonos is better is an unfounded opinion, but your reply... it's completely out of left field and has nothing to do with the quality of Sonos or the HomePod.Ah yes, the dominant ecosystem and brand Sonos. Apple could buy Sonos with today’s sales.
Wow, I didn't think about that. That does seem like quite a hardship. The reach to the pocket is bad enough, then having to read it and type a reply... ughh.
Seriously, that's your example of hardship?![]()
For example, when someone with an iPhone texts me when I'm working on my computer, I can just reply right there on my computer. But if that text came from an android phone, then I have to pull the damn phone out of my pants in order to reply.
He’s implying that Apple has more reasearch, more capital, and better access to better components (and probably cheaper too).How does a comment Apple's sales dominance refute the assertion made my AustinIllini? True, to say Sonos is better is an unfounded opinion, but your reply... it's completely out of left field and has nothing to do with the quality of Sonos or the HomePod.
Here's essentially what you did:
AI: Cindy and Jane are pretty but Cindy is way better lookin'
You: Cindy, she's alright. Jane's dad could buy Cindy's family with pocket change.
Erbody: wut?
Using extortion, threats, illegal tactics, bullying.....
I can just see the giant lightning strike (no pun intended) over Apple’s corporate offices.Oh, you're right, the human carnage left in Apple's wake! Won't someone stop this evil corporate monster! Just last week I heard that Tim Cook was holding a gun to people's head to force them to buy an Apple Watch at their new HQ store, and having security take a couple of kids' iPhones away until they agreed to buy a set of AirPods!![]()