So, I doubt either product will fail but the HomePod, on paper, is far weaker and, strangely enough, it isn’t even really as strong competitive against the Amazon Show as the Zune was against the iPod. This last makes me wonder whether, had Microsoft and Apple’s positions been reversed, whether Apple could have done with the Zune what Microsoft didn’t. If it came down to execution, Jobs clearly out executed Microsoft’s then CEO Balmer so maybe so. Anyway, something to think about as we go through the long weekend.
Originally posted 2017-06-29 01:16:48.
