Apple could announce its rival to the Amazon Echo at the iPhone-maker’s developer conference this June. Noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo made the prediction (via 9to5Mac), stating that the product will be a high-end speaker with built-in Siri. Apple will reportedly market the device as having superior sound quality and computing power to the Echo and Google Home, with the product set to sell for a similarly premium price-tag.

While Kuo predicts that the Siri speaker will go on sale before the end of the year, he’s not certain it will be announced at WWDC in June, suggesting there’s a better-than-50-percent chance of this happening. However, making the announcement at WWDC would make sense for Apple, especially if it wants to enlist…

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