There are a dozen reasons why you shouldn't buy one — it's kind of big, it's expensive, it doesn't support the ballyhooed multi-room audio at launch, Siri (lol) — but my biggest concern hinges on its key selling point: music. Specifically: HomePod only works with Apple Music and that's a huge non-starter for me and most people. Now, I haven't seen a HomePod in person, nor have I listened to one, so I can't speak to how loud or clear it sounds. (It supposedly sounds better than a Sonos.