Apple’s new Home products will challenge a long-standing Apple rule, here’s why<div class="feat-image">
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</div><p>Apple is finally getting serious about the smart home, with
three new Home products launching in 2025 and
several more after that. Excited as I am for this new Home momentum, it also reminds me of a long-standing Apple rule that could be challenged by this lineup of new products.</p>
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Apple’s new Home products will challenge a long-standing Apple rule, here’s why