Njengoba i-Apple izokwethula ngokusemthethweni i-Home Pod, nje idlanzana lamazwe likwazile ukujabulela ukubheja kuka-Apple ngemakethe yesipikha, noma ngabe bahlakaniphile noma cha, ngoba njengoba sonke sazi, futhi i-Apple iqinisekisile, ayakhelwanga lokho kusetshenziswa okuthile ngenxa yemikhawulo kaSiri.
Ku-Keynote yokugcina, i-Apple imemezele ukutholakala ngezilimi eziningi ze-HomePod, Ngakho-ke manje kungenzeka ukuthi sikubambe kokubili eSpain naseMexico, kanye nokukwazi ukuguqula ulimi luye kusiSpanish uma sesivele sinalo, njengoba kunjalo ngabasebenzisi abaningi abangakwazanga ukulinda Ukwethulwa kwe-HomePod eSpain.
Njengenjwayelo, i-Apple azidalulanga izibalo zokuthengisa ukuthi le divayisi inakho ngakho-ke kufanele sizisekele kumanani ahlinzekwa ngabahlaziyi abahlukahlukene ababika ngempumelelo noma ukwehluleka kwalo mkhiqizo omusha we-Apple.
Ngokwezibalo zakamuva, i-HomePod hhayi kuzipikha ezi-5 eziphezulu ezithengisa kakhulu emhlabeni wonke, isikhundla esiholwa yi-Google Home Mini ngesabelo esingu-20%. Kwisikhundla sesibili, sithola i-Amazon Echo Dot eno-18% kuthi endaweni yesithathu sithola i-Amazon Echo eno-12%. Esikhundleni sesine, sithola i-Aliababa Smart Speaker nge-7%, isabelo semakethe esifanayo ne-Google Home.
Ngaphandle kwalezi zibalo, ngokwe-Strategy Analitys, i-Apple uthatha umkhakha wemakethe ephezulu, ngoba ukuthengiswa kwale modeli kumelela ama-70% esiphelele samamodeli angaphezu kwama-euro angama-200 kanye nama-euro angama-500. Lezi zibalo zibeka i-HomePod njengenketho ethakazelisa kakhulu kubasebenzisi abaningi esikhundleni samamodeli ahlinzekwa yi-Sonos (ahambisana ne-AirPlay 2 ngaphezu kokuxhaswa kweSiri) futhi atholakala emakethe ngama-euro angama-100 ngaphansi kwenani le-HomePod, intengo eSpain ingama-euro angama-349.