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  • Apple calls for lower-than-expected Q2 guidance on iPhone sales miss

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    Btw guidance of 60-62B would mean YOY revenue increase of 14-17% Wall Street’s 65B would be a 24% increase. I believe the last time Apple reported a YOY increase that high was the March 2015 quarter with 27%. What is Wall Street basing its 65B on?
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  • HomePod preorders begin via Apple, smart speaker arrives Feb. 9

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    gatorguy said:
    mjtomlin said:
    Where are the reviews?

    They'll start coming out today. Here's two...

    Digital Trends - Apple's HomePod delivers on brilliant sound, but Siri still has room to grow
    Refinery29 - One Hour With Apple's New HomePod

    Oddly the time allowed with the unit was limited (to an hour?) and the reviews are not at all detailed, just describes the Home Pod in broad strokes. IMO unusual for a new Apple release where there's typically a plethora of detailed reviews on sites like Wired & ArsTechnica un-embargoed just before the device goes on sale. 
    Makes me wonder how confident Apple is in this product considering the rollout. 
    It does seem like you're being a bit cynical. To me it makes perfect sense for Apple to lift the embargoes on reviews a few days before the actual product launch. That gives people in the know and early adopters a chance to get in before the swarm, and also creates a situation where as buzz is being generated, the product will actually be in the stores for people to check out.

    As for the speaker vs AI issue, it seems clear that, just based on the design, HomePod is going to be heads and shoulders above any of the competition as a speaker. However, if Siri is pissing you off, you're going to want to throw that amazing speaker through the window.

    As an Apple-only consumer, Siri has been endlessly frustrating for me. I hope that changes soon. In the meantime, maybe I should get some epoxy, just in case, to keep my HomePod from from flying out my window after it arrives on 2/9.
    I admit I am being cynical. I think that’s partially because I’m still tying to understand why this product exists. What problem is it solving? Now if when WWDC comes around Apple has major SiriKit updates and HomePod gets dramatically better on the smart OS side then I’ll eat my words. But if it remains just a high quality speaker good for Apple Music subs then Apple is not skating to where the puck will be. This iMore article gets it.

    https://www.imore.com/siri-needs-become-platform
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  • HomePod, the iPod for your home

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    Counterpoint:
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  • Everything Apple has promised to add to HomePod in future updates

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    Apple needs to get some positive HomePod reviews out there fast. This is a sample of what I’m currently seeing on Twitter:

    Nothing about the HomePod release shows Apple’s confidence in it, which makes it hard for any of us to get excited about it. 

    Christina Warren (@film_girl) 1/23/18, 3:28 PM
    @djgeoffe For me, the value prop is non-existent. Siri doesn't have the ecosystem or willingness to spy on you to be smart enough. And it wont work with third-party music services. A Sonos One is cheaper and works with Alexa and also works with the sonos app for apple music, spotify, etc

    Christina Warren (@film_girl) 1/23/18, 11:37 AM
    Last HomePod thought for now: the price is why it will fail. You can have a feature-limited, inexpensive product. You can have a feature-rich, expensive product. It is very difficult to find success in an established market when you are both overpriced and under-featured.

    Steve Troughton-Smith (@stroughtonsmith) 1/23/18, 8:43 AM
    HomePod is only mysterious if you’re still hoping it has secret features Apple hasn’t announced; reality is it’s just a straightforward, ‘boring’ product that does just what it says on the marketing page (and, 8 months later, still unable to ship with all features advertised)

    Steve Troughton-Smith (@stroughtonsmith) 1/23/18, 10:04 AM
    If HomePod were a mesh-network AirPort replacement, I would be all over it. As it is, it's just another outlet-taker-upper, and I've run out of outlets 😂

    On the HomePod audio point, lots of products and services tried to sell on sound quality alone and none sold in high volume. MP3s confirmed to us consumers are fine with good enough audio. The value has to be in Siri/personal assistant for Apple’s long term strategic ambitions.

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  • iOS 11.3 coming this spring with battery and performance settings, ARKit 1.5, new Animoji

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    dysamoria said:
    What about bug fixes and performance improvements?

    Do people actually care about animoji?

    I'm glad the CPU throttling/battery thing is being handled. This is how it should've been done on day one of that "feature" (which was, of course, just a way for Apple to avoid replacing batteries under warranty). Seems the only way to get Apple to do what's best for their customers is to shame Apple into doing it via media circuses. Typical corporate arrogance.
    Aren’t bug fixes a given? Why would they be highlighted as a new feature?
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