I-IKEA isebenza nzima ukuphucula iimveliso zayo ze-IoT, oko kukuthi, ezo zihambelana neenkqubo ezahlukeneyo zolawulo lwasekhaya. Kule meko siyazi ukuba kudala banesivumelwano kunye ne-Sonos ukuzisa umgangatho kunye nesandi esinengqondo kumakhaya ngexabiso eliphantsi.
Ngexesha lika-Epreli ozayo, i-IKEA iceba ukuphinda iqalise uluhlu lweemveliso ngokusebenzisana ne-Sonos eya kubonelela ngabancedisi benyani kunye nesandi esihle., kusala ukwazi iinkcukacha ezithile malunga nomgangatho wezi zixhobo, kodwa sicacile ukuba njengazo zonke izixhobo ezihlakaniphile ze-IKEA ziya kuhambelana ngokupheleleyo ne-HomeKit kunye ne-Apple's IoT derivatives.
Ngokukodwa ngakumbi kuya kuba ngeveki ka-Epreli 9 ukuya kwi-14 ngokwe-IKEA, Xa uluhlu lweSymonisk, oludalwe nguSonos, luya kubona usapho lwayo lukhula ukuze lunikeze izixhobo ezitsha. Kuyacaca ukuba ifemu yaseSweden ifuna abasebenzisi be-Apple bazive bekhululekile kumakhaya abo, kwaye ukwenza oko sele ibonelela ngeemfama ezihambelana ne-HomeKit, kunye nenkqubo yokukhanyisa enophawu lwefenitshala yengcali. Yiba nokuba kunjalo, ziindaba ezimnandi ukwazi ukuba ukuba i-IKEA iceba ukuqalisa imveliso efana nale kwimarike, iyakwenza njalo ngeSonos, eyazi kakhulu ngale nto.
Le ntsebenziswano phakathi kwe-IKEA kunye ne-Sonos iya kuba nokuncinci ukulinda, nangona singenayo imihla echanekileyo, yonke into ibonisa ukuba ezi zithethi ziza kuzisa iindaba ezilungileyo ngosuku lokuqaliswa kwazo, ngakumbi ukuba ezinye zazo ziya kubiza ngaphantsi kwee-euro ezili-100, Ngaba unokuyithelekelela imveliso efana ne-Sonos One nge-99 yee-euro kuphela? Oku kunokuvuthela i-smart speaker market in one fall swoop, kungekuphela nje ngenxa yexabiso kunye neempawu, kodwa ngokucacileyo kuba i-IKEA iya kutsala ukuthengisa okuninzi ngenxa yendawo yeevenkile zayo.