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Rayz2016 said:

An interesting development, and a tough choice. When this happens, it makes folk wary of buying other products in the same range. 

I think the problem was that at that price it needed to do more, and because Siri is not up to snuff, it couldn’t. At £99, folk are happy to pay for a small speaker, even if Siri can’t match the capabilities of the competition.  But again, cancelling the big sister will make potential buyers nervous. 

But Apple throwing in the towel at the high end is a rare occurrence  it could just be a matter of refocusing, or it could be something more serious. In any case, I’m definitely steering clear of the AirPods Max because I suspect they’ll go the same way. 

Still, got to admire how ruthless they are with their own products. 

I was thinking exactly the same thing re AirPods Max. Unlike the Homepods, however, they sound pretty ordinary. 

anantksundaram said:

The HomePod is a remarkably mediocre product. 

Wake me up when they can be used as TV speakers. Yawn. 

What a useful post you have provided. Been able to do this for ages...

anantksundaram said:

The butterfly keyboard was an unmitigated disaster. 

Bards will wail about it one day. 

Really? This defines our times?

I enjoy typing in this keyboard, so not unmitigated...

Another massive benefit of the smart connector design: the joy of not having to disconnect a Bluetooth keyboard. When using the iPad as a hands-only tablet and you need to use the touch keyboard, it not appearing due to the iPad thinking the Bluetooth keyboard is the main one is annoying. Not so with the smart connector!