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Like HomePod, Sonos One Leaves White Rings on Some Furniture
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Yeah, every mug manufacturer should do the same thing. Sheesh, people are allowed to think by themselves ones in a while.
Maybe they should have invented levitation technology... how about a large magnet under the furniture? /sarcasm
It doesen't make headlines because people usually expect other products to be crappy but buy them anyway due to price or compatibility.
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What causes the marks is gravity and oil on your wood furniture.
Like Alan Kay remarked, if you're serious about speakers you have to make your own furniture.
Who will join me at the Apple Store queue when the Apple SideBoard goes on sale?
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The Second Vatican Council missed an epic opportunity when they failed to outlaw gravity.
Who will join me at the Apple Store queue when the Apple SideBoard goes on sale?
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The Second Vatican Council missed an epic opportunity when they failed to outlaw gravity.
Please stop making news and posts about a glorified speaker...
Perhaps I'm missing something but the homepod is just one more "smart" speaker on the market. A speaker is a speaker, with a couple more (or less) tricks than other speakers, but anyway a speaker.
It is not a major technology breakthrough, a disruptive product or anything else that deserves more than a couple of sideline remarks.
Let's talk about the new iMac Pro, the future Mac Pro, the iPhone and iPad ranges, the present and future of Mac OS, iOS, Logic Pro, Final Cut, third party apps and hardware products, thunderbolt, the processors, graphics, apple music, watch, apple tv, display screens, MacBooks, whatever...
But please don't give a speaker more attention than it deserves...
And by the way, please do the same with the news about the 5 new revolutionary emojis that will be included in the next update of iOS.
Perhaps I'm missing something but the homepod is just one more "smart" speaker on the market. A speaker is a speaker, with a couple more (or less) tricks than other speakers, but anyway a speaker.
It is not a major technology breakthrough, a disruptive product or anything else that deserves more than a couple of sideline remarks.
Let's talk about the new iMac Pro, the future Mac Pro, the iPhone and iPad ranges, the present and future of Mac OS, iOS, Logic Pro, Final Cut, third party apps and hardware products, thunderbolt, the processors, graphics, apple music, watch, apple tv, display screens, MacBooks, whatever...
But please don't give a speaker more attention than it deserves...
And by the way, please do the same with the news about the 5 new revolutionary emojis that will be included in the next update of iOS.
Yes. But the truth is that only Apple customers are pretentious enough to have oiled wood furniture. Everyone else buys wood furniture that is coated with polyurethane for durability.
Cork will also leave a mark - I don't know anything that wont leave a mark sitting on untreated wood for long time.
Oh, so I guess it is OK then for Apple's HomePod.
This company sucks balls so much. Sorry, I just can't stop hating the Apple of today and all this. They claim they are the best at everything, and then when something negative happens, they just say "hey, everybody else does it" and shrugs their shoulders.
Shouldn't Apple whom wants the best price for their products and has a superior attitude about their products ALSO deliver something actually better than their competitors? Or was Apple so focused on ripping off a competitors product they also ripped off the negative aspects of it too?
And it still does not forgive that people wanting to place the HomePod on a cloth to prevent this from happening makes the speaker sound crappy and Apple recommends not to. When a company start dictating where I am supposed to place a $400 "smart" speaker, that is when I have had enough of that company.
This company sucks balls so much. Sorry, I just can't stop hating the Apple of today and all this. They claim they are the best at everything, and then when something negative happens, they just say "hey, everybody else does it" and shrugs their shoulders.
Shouldn't Apple whom wants the best price for their products and has a superior attitude about their products ALSO deliver something actually better than their competitors? Or was Apple so focused on ripping off a competitors product they also ripped off the negative aspects of it too?
And it still does not forgive that people wanting to place the HomePod on a cloth to prevent this from happening makes the speaker sound crappy and Apple recommends not to. When a company start dictating where I am supposed to place a $400 "smart" speaker, that is when I have had enough of that company.
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This is so cute. Just watch your fingernails when you're scraping the bottom of the barrel like you mean it.
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don't buy their products anymore then and join android.
simples
millions and millions are very happy with their products. not everybody will be.
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This thread has become a regurgitation of non issues. Please close it. 
You are talking about people who actually bought HomePod. Keep your expectations low.
why are you even on here. this is macrumors where fans of Apple products and fans of company exist . if you dont like it or despise apple . you can go to other forums which discuss that
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My Sonos speakers do not leave marks on my furniture, but my aesthetic (a la Restoration Hardware) leans towards matte finished wood pieces, matte weathered metals, and so on. I do not like or use oil based cleaners or finishes. So, it's more about how the surface is treated. If the bottom is silicon and the surface has oil residue on it, I would imagine that simply wiping the rings away and/or applying more oil to the surface would remedy the problem.
I've learned what I'm assuming are the oils from rubber will eventually penetrate any varnished wood table I've used. I stopped using mouse pads for that reason. This seems premature though.
Apple "just worked" then and it "just works" now. But even under SJ, it didn't just work all of the time for everyone. Those that had problems were vocal, as they are today. And SJ sometimes told you you were holding it wrong. But you were in a mood to make excuses for Apple then, and not now.
So, because Sonos does it, it's okay that HomePod does it and Apple didn't test it on the types of surfaces the average consumer might set it on and tell people that it'll leave rings on wood furniture?
What does Sonos have to do with anything?
Apple has enough resources to test this sort of stuff prior to shipping. It's no big deal at all that it leaves a ring. It's disappointing that they didn't let consumers know this so steps could be made to avoid it leaving a ring.
What does Sonos have to do with anything?
Apple has enough resources to test this sort of stuff prior to shipping. It's no big deal at all that it leaves a ring. It's disappointing that they didn't let consumers know this so steps could be made to avoid it leaving a ring.
