Apple's quest to build its first HomePod with a screen has been postponed until at least 2024, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. The delay is said to be part of Apple's cost-cutting initiatives to improve its operations.
Gurman claims that postponing the introduction of the new HomePod model will allow Apple to free up its research and development resources for more pressing tasks, such as mixed-reality headsets.
Apple will debut a redesigned HomePod with a 7-inch display in the first half of 2024, according to a well-connected Apple industry expert.
Apple will release a redesigned HomePod with a 7-inch panel in "1H24," with Tianma as the exclusive panel supplier. The new HomePod may facilitate enhanced integration with Apple's other hardware products, indicating a significant shift in the company's smart home strategy.
Gurman claims the delay is part of a strategy to keep costs down as the business tries to maintain an appearance of stability in these difficult economic times in an effort to avoid huge cuts and layoffs that have recently affected other tech companies such as Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google.
Apple is reported to be postponing bonuses for corporate teams, preposterating hiring on some teams, reducing budgets, and refusing to fill vacant positions when people leave their positions.
