I see Apple leads with yet another copycat product.
It may (or may not) be better than what it is imitating but once again Apple fails to lead.
But the fanboys will gobble it up nonetheless.
Those new speakers sound pretty awesome. I’m going to get me a couple later this year. Probably another MacBook Pro laptop as well.
Are you referring to the HomePod? If so, the Siri portion is an after thought. The SOUND portion was the lead feature. Seven speakers plus a sub-woofer, all dynamically controlled by a A8X processor. It dynamically senses the environmental space it occupies and automatically adjusts the sound for the ideal listening experience. If there are TWO HomePods in the room, they automatically work together to enhance each other wirelessly. A single HomePod can produce stereo sound and a center channel, as well as bounce rear sounds off the back walls. Two can do far more.
Voice commands can work with the music working at full volume. . . and Siri will respond only when invoked with the words "Hey Siri," but otherwise is not connected to the Internet until that phrase is spoken.
It also did not "lead." It was the last thing. What part of "read in reverse order" do you fail to grasp?