Mac vs Windows
iOS vs Android
Google vs Alexa
History teaches us that there’s no room for third place. Furthermore, Google and Amazon have a $50 entry price.
iOS vs Android
Google vs Alexa
History teaches us that there’s no room for third place. Furthermore, Google and Amazon have a $50 entry price.
Moreover, I trust Apple enough privacy-wise to put a HomePod in our home, but I would never trust Google and Amazon to not use my data for ads or selling stuff to me.
Finally, it may be room for more competitors here. Windows/Mac and iOS/Android are duopolies because there is an excessive cost to developing/maintaining software for platforms with small popularity. These are basically non-extensible devices (software-wise). So, the most important factor is whether it integrates with the ecosystem that you are in.
Wasn't that my point?
"History teaches us that there’s no room for third place"
As for Siri being on phones, I was talking about the home assistant market.
My understanding of your point wasn't just that there's no room for third place, but that Apple was currently in third place.
> As for Siri being on phones, I was talking about the home assistant market.
This seems to be the crux of our disagreement. I don't see a home assistant market separate from the mobile assistant market. I see an assistant market, broadly, and think people will want the one on their phone to be the same as the one at home. They won't want to use Alexa at home and Google on their phone, for instance. I could be wrong about that, we'll see.
I'm pretty sure there is room for third place.
Who is 3rd in search now and what is their market share?
Plus, the Google Home Max will be out soon, which will presumably far outshine the homepod by being a good sounding speaker and a useful assistant.