Modern Dad on HomePod: It's only for the Apple FaithfulCreating converts will have to wait.
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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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Modern Dad on HomePod: It's only for the Apple Faithful
