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Old 05-25-2016, 04:12 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by pwalker8 View Post
Don't really see the point to it. What you are describing is adding Siri to an AirPlay speaker (currently priced at $50). However, AirPlay speakers never really took off. They were a solution in search of a problem.

Looking out there, I see that Amazon has now sold some 3 million units of echo in the space of a year, mostly as wireless speakers. Apple TV has sold 37 million units. Unless for some reason, Apple sees it as low hanging fruit, I really don't see the point.
You do realize that Apple TV is not the same type of device as the Echo, right?

Edit to add that the 37 million figure for the Apple TV is the number sold since the device was introduced 10 years ago. The Echo was introduced to a very limited, invitation only audience in December 2014. It's only been available for sale to the general public for about a year.

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