AI Weekly: Why this Apple loyalist isn’t springing for a HomePod … yet

I have a confession to make: Even though I’m typing this on a MacBook Pro while wearing an Apple Watch and listening to Apple Music through a pair of Beats X headphones, I haven’t preordered the HomePod. I had one in my shopping cart the first day it was available for purchase. I really did. But I just couldn’t pull the trigger and pay $350 for Apple’s new smart speaker.
The HomePod just doesn’t do enough to justify its price, especially for someone who already has