Yes, lets pretend Samsung Electronics and Samsung Heavy Industries are the same people.I didn't know Apple made washing machines and submarines.
Yes, lets pretend Samsung Electronics and Samsung Heavy Industries are the same people.I didn't know Apple made washing machines and submarines.
Yes, lets pretend Samsung Electronics and Samsung Heavy Industries are the same people.
Did they build 'The Torch Tower?'![]()
So you don’t see HomePod as a competitor to Echo or anything that Samsung could possibly release because they’re bound to different ecosystems? And therefore one can’t be a reaction to the other? It may be a speaker, but the goal is to backdoor Siri into the 'life' of a home.
HomePod may not be attractive to Samsung users, but I have no doubt Samsung will produce a speaker with an attempt to appeals to iPhone users. I also feel as if it weren’t for Echo, we wouldn’t see the HomePod today.
Interesting thought. I don't see how HomePod would act as a home theater audio system, other than for music.
You really think Apple created a $350 speaker to compete with a $50 echo device?
Sonos predates Amazon Echo.
The HomePod isn't the first Apple solution for TCP/IP wireless audio. The first solution was the AirPort Express from 2004, that supported AirPlay.
Nice try Mr. Apple Apologist. Apple is years behind in the market. The innovation at Apple left the building years ago.The 'digital assistant in the home' market is still in it's infancy. Nice try Mr Ironic Username.
To me, the Amazon echo and Homepod serve very different purposes.
The echo is there to help Amazon learn the shopping habits of their users,
while the homepod is augmented hearing in the home.
I don't think a user interested in the home pod (for its superior sound quality) will be interested in what the echo has to offer, and vice versa.
This isn't apple making a wireless speaker. It is them making a smart device in the same field as the echo.
If that were the case all of this is mute because Samsung has been making wireless speaker solutions for decades.
No offense but wasn’t the echo out first? Who copied who this time? The HomePod is most likely going to be light years better than echo or the others now.What do they do ? Copy everything ?
I didn't know Apple made washing machines and submarines.
There are and have been plenty of lawsuits of companies in other markets against Samsung. So, yes, I'd say that it is characteristic behavior of Samsung. Take ideas and technologies from others, then mass produce with lower prices and often in lower quality to destroy competition and take over market share.I didn't know Apple made washing machines and submarines.
I thought Alexa was released long ago.They are waiting to get one on release day so they can copy it![]()
You make some good points, but, at least for myself, I find, after playing with voice commands a bit, that typing or tapping instructions is more efficient than speaking them, but to each, his or her own choice. Parenthetically, I have to admit that my post to some extent revealed my age (69). I have a friend, in his 70's, who is well read, takes courses at a local college, but has never had any kind of cell phone OR internet at his house, and I doubt that he ever will. I give him credit for the fact that I have never heard him say "I don't understand why people...."I don't think people necessarily find it difficult to type instructions into a device. I think it's just a natural progression in the world of "smart technology".
There are plenty of reasons why someone chooses to use any of these smart assistants. Sure it won't be everyone's cup of tea, & that's certainly understood, but it also doesn't mean it's ultimately useless.
I know people who still have flip phones, don't order ANY thing online (Amazon is out of the question) or even pay bills online, etc & look at those who do in the similar vein of " I don't understand why people........"
Alexa is not a speaker like Apple's. That is a device to order from Amazon and only has a crappy speaker because it's necessary. Apple's is a highend smart speaker that can do a few other things. Completely different purpose.I thought Alexa was released long ago.