Have you wondered why it took Apple 3 years to come up with an answer to the Amazon Echo in the form of the HomePod? Apparently, its because it wasnt really meant as an answer to the Echo. Bloomberg sources claim that work on the HomePod started in 2012 as a side project (common at Apple), and it was reportedly cancelled and resurrected several times as the company tried to figure out how a connected speaker would work in its lineup. It reportedly went through multiple dramatic…<...Read more