> $300 might be a decent price if you use it for all of the things that it can do

What exactly can it do besides launching streaming apps?

It's also a hub for Apple Home and a Thread border router. And it works with HomePods.

	▲	troupo 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		It's a barebones barely functioning hub with hardly any functionality (because HomeKit itself is barely more than that). Thread border router is nice I guess. Integration with HomePods is ... well, if you have HomePods. So... No real functionality to justify the price.