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How the HomePod mini can succeed where Apple’s first smart speaker failed

As we’ve already seem (page 8), Apple has announced it is to discontinue the full-sized version of its HomePod smart speaker. This came a couple of days after the Space Grey model had already been listed as out of stock, prompting theories about a possible refresh to the product.

Perhaps more surprising than the demise of the HomePod, however, is that this does not actually mark the end of Apple’s smart speaker ambitions. The three-year-old HomePod is survived by its smaller and less-costly sibling, the

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