Apple HomePod gets permanent $50 price cut, but better deals are available elsewhere

Apple is on a rare hardware discounting spree, reportedly lowering the price of the iPhone XR in India by a massive $250 or so and marking down the HomePod in the US by 50 bucks. That may not sound like a great deal for a Siri-powered smart speaker that doesn't seem capable of keeping up with the global sales numbers of its much cheaper Alexa and Google Assistant-supporting rivals, but it's interesting to point out the new $299 price is not explicitly listed as including any sort of a discount.

That suggests we're looking at a permanent price cut here, a theory corroborated ...

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