Apple, Inc. Started Working on HomePod in 2012
Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) forthcoming HomePod won't see the light of day until "early 2018," which will be nearly six years after the company started developing the smart speaker, and almost four years after Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) released its first Echo in 2014. Investors know that timeline now thanks to a fresh Bloomberg report this morning, which says that Apple had already been working on prototype versions for about two years when the Echo was released.
The smart speaker project reportedly endured quite a bit of turmoil, being canceled and resurrected numerous times, and Apple tested out various different physical prototypes before landing on the current marshmallow design. One of these early versions was 3 feet tall while another resembled a flat panel, according to the report.
Siri lags Alexa in a plethora of ways. Image source: Apple.
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