elijahg

AppleInsider said:

While attaching an AirTag to a pet's collar sounds like a good idea in practice, it would only help find them while inside the home network. If they ran away and got picked up by someone, the person finding the pet would need an updated iPhone or iPad nearby to ping the Find My network. 

AppleInsider said:

It's also wise to practice preventative measures to avoid a dog escaping in the first place. Always keep your dog on a leash when not in fenced areas, and ensure everyone in your home knows to leave doors closed tightly when coming in and out of the house.

Is this a joke??

AppleZulu said:

elijahg said:

nicholfd said:

elijahg said:

nicholfd said:

charlesn said:

Wow. This one is a head scratcher for me. I can't ever remember a tech product failing in the market and then being brought back shortly after in essentially identical form.  

Uh - maybe because it didn't fail?

Apple never made any statements about poor sells, or how it did in the market.  Apple never made any statements about why the 1st gen was discontinued.

So what do you base your "failing in the market" statement on?  Hopefully not ANALyst who pull shit out of their ass... 

PS - we have 8 x 1st gen HomePods.

It failed. It was too expensive (why else did Apple cut the price? Apple never cuts prices), and restricted to Apple’s own ecosystem. Those issues haven’t been resolved but at least it’s$m $50 less than the old one, though missing some hardware soo really about the same price. 

Besides, just before it was discontinued people were buying them and the serial number indicated a manufacturing date of 2018. You think Apple wanted to have HomePods sat around in warehouses for 3 years unsold?

No proof in your statement that it failed.  You're welcome to your opinion, but no evidence provided.

Billions of people in Apple's ecosystem.  For most, that's not a con & definitely not any indication of failure.

"Those issues haven't been resolved" - what issues?  All of ours work just fine, and were purchased from release date until discontinue date of the 1st gen.  Most of ours are definitely from different production batches - we generally bought one at a time, and only 1 x pair purchased together.

Sure Apple cuts prices.  New Mac mini M2 is $100 cheaper than previous version.  The new HomePod is released at $50 cheaper than the previous version release price.

So people got old inventory?  So what?  Doesn't mean there was old inventory everywhere or that old inventory was the only inventory.  

People always want to jump to conclusions...  

I literally provided proof which you chose to ignore. 

Apple doesn’t cut prices of products mid-cycle. 

You’re evidently clueless as to how warehousing works. You really think Apple shoves new stock at the front of a massive shelf in their warehouse then only pick from the front so that inventory never gets turned over? Apple’s well known for its tight inventory control, stock sat in warehouses costs money. In any case why have people never received old stock with any other product? 

Why did Apple cancel it if it was anything but a failure? 

You’re making the most absurd statements to try and support your ridiculous conclusion despite all the evidence pointing to the contrary. 

Hey, and I literally provided proof that Apple has cut prices mid-cycle, and on a product that wasn't a failure.

The biggest evidence that Apple doesn't see the full-sized HomePod as a failure is the fact that they just released a second-generation full-sized HomePod. If there's anyone who knows Apple's warehousing situation as well as the financial details on the OG HomePod, it's probably Apple, right? The people who have the best access to Apple's internal info, and who have the most experience at selling this type stuff successfully are the ones who made the judgement call to issue a second-generation full-sized HomePod. So who's more likely to be right about this? Apple, or keyboard jockeys who want to insist that the thing is a failure?

geekmee said:

The original price of the HomePod $349 was built-in, a reflection of what it took to support the HomePod as a new product, and a margin to discount it when necessary.  At $299, Apple has priced it, not to lose any money on it. As opposed to the others, who have priced it as a loss-leader and relying on people looking for a “free lunch” out there, as their competition races to the bottom in price… They got no where to go.

BTW, I have two 1st gen HomePods attached to my AppleTV, and for my apartment needs, they just work.

And at the new price of $299 ($300) it doesn’t sound like HomePods ‘failed’ to me.

Oh and BTW, how much was Apple charging for Siri?…$0

And if you purchased a competitor because of the voice assistant, 

then what you got was sh*tty sounding speakers, in any comparison.

nicholfd said:

You provided no proof against my possibilities.  You continue to state your opinion as fact, which it is not.

In response to your reply, I made no comments/statements about Apple's supply chain.  Not even an inference.

Please read my replies again, without the attitude or emotions.

It is possible that your opinions prevents you from seeing other possibilities.

nicholfd said:
Component availability, production capacity availability, etc.  COVID was happening... 

Component availability and production capacity. What are those two things if not supply chain?

Let me help you.

Supply Chain Management: Ensure Component Availability at ... - Altium

Ensuring availability in the supply chain | BCS

Global electronics supply chain shows promise for 2023 | ZDNET

The big challenges for supply chains in 2022 - World Economic Forum

Supply Chain Capacity Planning: How Communication Rifts Lead To ...

Is that enough or would you like more? 

If my statements backed by facts are actually opinion, then what are your statements? Fact, I suppose, and not your opinion?