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By Matt Birchler
I've been writing here since 2010! Back when personal blogs were all the rage. Kids, ask your parents.

Bring on My Long Desired HomePod Mini

Apple Stops Selling Bose, Sonos, Logitech Speakers and Headphones (SONO, LOGI) - Bloomberg

The moves come as Apple develops multiple new products to expand on its audio strategy. The first Apple-branded over-ear headphones could be announced as early as this year, Bloomberg has reported. The company has also been working on a smaller version of its HomePod smart speaker.

No article I think I've ever written has gotten me so many “you don't understand Apple,” responses and this piece from November 2017 where I proposed Apple add a HomePod Mini to their lineup. I was told by many that if anything, the next HomePod product would be a more expensive HomePod because it was all about quality, and Apple didn’t care about anything down market.

Since then, Apple has dropped the price of the HomePod $50 and there are strong rumors of a smaller HomePod and not a peep about a more expensive one in the near future. I don’t usually eat soup, but I’m gearing up to enjoy a lot of claim chowder later this month if this pans out.

Oh, and I’ll be first in line to get a mini or two of these things.

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