The shape of things to come

What ' s Apple going to do in a few years, when smartphone technology plateaus, and people don ' t spring for an upgrade every 2-3 years? There ' s been speculation abouta car, but I think the world ' s most profitable company isn ' t going to add much to its profits by selling something out of the reach of most of the world (and those that can buy an Apple car probably won ' t do it as often as they buy an iPhone).Instead, I think the answer is now apparent, with the new product introductions of the Tim Cook era - Apple Watch, AirPods, and the forthcoming HomePod. These interconnected " smart " devices are all relatively inexpensive (as far as Apple products go). Interactions are largely through voice, or a few taps. You forget you ' re wearing the Watch or AirPods, and the HomePod looks pretty unobtrusive.A smartphone is pretty much required to use any of these devices today, but you can imagine that won ' t always be the case (recall the iPhone required a Mac or PC running iTunes, in its early years).While none of these devices are essential now, when you need them they ' re really nice to have handy. They ' re definite improvements on dumb watches, dumb speakers and regular headphones. I already use my Watch to pay for coffee and taxis, respond to texts, and in the years to come it will probably assume more of my phone ' s role. The HomePod right now is limited to music, HomeKit, and simple cloud queries, but it seems a safe bet that in the years to come its capabilities ...
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