Apple Delays HomePod Smart Speaker, Missing Holiday Season
- Latest product originally scheduled to ship in December
- Company announced the rival to Amazon and Sonos in June
Why Apple Is Delaying the Release of Its HomePod Speaker
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Apple Inc. said its next major new hardware product, the HomePod speaker, is being delayed until early next year, missing the key holiday shopping season.
“We can’t wait for people to experience HomePod, Apple’s breakthrough wireless speaker for the home, but we need a little more time before it’s ready for our customers,” Apple spokeswoman Trudy Muller said. “We’ll start shipping in the U.S., U.K. and Australia in early 2018.”