J_Nerdy

Fair point.

But, I think they are different markets. The Home Pod, and Siri more specifically, simply cant compete in the "Home Assistant" space on either a technological nor price front.

Honestly, I would be more interested on Margins and Development costs to bring to production - because it does feel like a product that has a very small core target demographic (apple ecosystem audiophiles(?) not concerned with AI capacity outside of tuning for sound).

Kudos to Ted Lieu. It is frustrating that a piece of legislation passed in 1789, is being substantively applied in a manner that erodes privacy, compromises business and does little to provide further security in ever changing threat landscape.