When the reviews for the Apple HomePod came out recently, they all basically said the same thing: The smart speaker sounds great, but its limitations and closed ecosystem are incredibly frustrating. The number one complaint? The Homepod doesn't work natively with Spotify, the world's most popular streaming service. Perhaps it wasn't a coincidence then that this week, a job posting by Spotify suggested that the music service was looking to make its own hardware, most likely a smart speaker competitor to the HomePod.