Cirp Only 2 Of Apple Customers Have Homepod Lower Price Needed To Expand Marketshare

We did not see a hardware upgrade to the HomePod this year, but Apple did give it a hefty software upgrade yesterday. The new HomePod software features the ability to ping devices (even devices with Family Sharing) via Find My iPhone, make and receive phone calls, and set multiple timers.

However, how does it compete against its other smart speaker brethren? Today, a report out from CIRP details just that.

It’ll be interesting to see if Apple will continue to grow in the smart speaker market with its current first-generation HomePod. Or if the company plans on doing a hardware upgrade relatively soon to maybe slice its price.

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