Apple has announced a slew of video-relevant hardware updates under its ‘Welcome Home’ banner, including the expected next-gen Apple TV 4K, which the company continues to position as a smart home hub to rival not only Amazon and Google, but pay TV operators still clawing at relevance by spinning the same smart home connectivity play. Remember when Apple TV+ used to get stage time at the company’s WWDC events? Now even Apple TV devices (and there’s usually nothing Apple loves more than hardware refreshes) have been relegated to a secondary showcase, with ‘Welcome Home’ unveiled in New York City this week as a showcase for smart home hardware, including all things streaming. Despite its inflated reputation, Apple has never really…