1. Beacuse you’ll have an Apple device with Airplay.
2. Bluetooth Bandwidth is terrible as is range.
3. Again - you’ll have an Apple product with Airplay if you were buying this.
4. No idea what you are talking about. I have no latency with my Mac and dual Homepods.
It’s awesome - Re: Me, too. You have heard them right? They sound incredible and are better than the Alternatives.
I do however dislike that they power connector is scary to disconnect when you want to feed it thought a wall.
Not sure if it’s just the mini as I don’t have the full one, but it has WAY TOO MUCH bass on my HomePod mini.