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I love me some connected speakers. I`ve got almost every speaker Sonos has released spread throughout my home. I`ve got every Amazon Echo ever sold. (Including, yes, the Look.) I`ve got all three entries in the Google Home line.
I am, as the kids say, a fan of the audios. (The kids don`t say that? Well, they should.)
So I was very much looking forward to the Apple HomePod. I mean, sure. On one hand you wouldn`t even have to buy the thing to know that the following things would be true:
HomePod would sound great.
HomePod would look great.
HomePod would treat Apple`s own devices and services first, and everybody else`s second.
HomePod would cost more than it should.
OK, so we got surprised on that last part. At $350, HomePod is priced very competitively for a speaker of its caliber.
But it also comes with some pretty serious caveats. If you`re not all-in on Apple stuff — iPhone or iPod, Siri, and...
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