i just thought of this. Apple should and probably will come out with a Siri-driven speaker, much like the Amazon Echo. It would be way more useful.
Apple has Apple TV which has a remote with a mic which can be used for Siri.
Releasing a Siri-driven speaker may lower the sales of the Apple Watch, Apple TV, Macs, iPads, and iPhones which are Apple's money making products.
Not the same. All you can really ask it to do is look up movies and tv shows.
Apple is working on its answer to Amazon’s Echo, the voice-activated assistant packaged inside a speaker, but it may come in the form of a refreshed Apple TV, rather than a new hardware product, VentureBeat has learned.
The company will build on its enhancements to the Apple TV announced last year, which brought the Siri virtual assistant to the set-top box. A new version of the Apple TV will solve problems with the existing box and remote control, a source familiar with the matter claims.