Ukuba khona eziningana ezinye izindlela Emugqeni ofanayo womkhiqizo, yilokho okuvumela abasebenzisi ukuthi bakhethe okulungele thina. Kwezinye izimo, imali izodlula intuthuko yezobuchwepheshe, kanti kwezinye singathanda ukuthola okwakamuva noma ngabe intengo iphakeme kancane. Ulayini womkhiqizo omusha ufikile futhi izinkampani zisazama ukuthola i-niche yazo: izipikha ezihlakaniphile.
I-HomePod yisipikha esihlakaniphile sika-Apple esisebenzisa iSiri njengempahla yaso eyinhloko, ngaphezu kwe ubuchwepheshe obuyinkimbinkimbi ngaphakathi. Ngenani lama-349 euros, lesi sikhulumi ikhula ngezinga elincane kodwa elizinzile, kude kakhulu nabancintisana abakhulu njengeGoogle Home noma i-Amazon Echo.
I-HomePod ikhule kancane ezinyangeni ezedlule
I-HomePod yakhelwe ukudala umsindo onama-nuanced onamandla kangangokuba udelela usayizi wawo omncane. Iqukethe ubuchwepheshe bomsindo obusungulwe yi-Apple kanye nesoftware ethuthukile yokuletha umsindo onembile kuwo wonke amagumbi egumbi. Futhi njengoba ingaphansi kwamasentimitha angu-18 ubude, ibukeka iphelele noma kuphi.
Umbiko oshicilelwe ngu I-CIRP maqondana nokuthengiswa kwe izipikha ezihlakaniphile zifakiwe ikhombisa inani lamadivayisi alezi zici ezithengisiwe ezihlelwe ezindaweni zokuhlala. Ngale ndlela siyabona ukuthi kwikota yokugcina (Julayi-Septhemba) ngaphezulu kancane kuka Amayunithi ayizigidi ezingama-50. Kuleyo ngqikithi, izikhulumi ezingama-70% zazivela e-Amazon (ene-Alexa), ama-25% ahambelana nokuthengiswa kweGoogle Home futhi, ekugcineni, ama-5% ahlobene ne-ApplePod yasekhaya yakwa-Apple.
Yize le mininingwane ikhombisa ukuthi kwikota edlule i-Apple ithengisile Ama-HomePods ayisigidi esingu-2, uma senza ukuqhathanisa nezindawo zokuhlala ezedlule sibona ukuthi kanjani ithuthukile. Ngakho-ke le datha ayimibi kwi-Big Apple ngoba lesi sikhulumi siyithuluzi elibizayo elibhekiswe eqenjini labantu abangakwazi ukulithenga futhi, ngaphezu kwalokho, bafuna ukujabulela umsindo omuhle lapho bekhetha umkhiqizo walolu hlobo.
