Apple Stops Selling Rival Earphones, Speakers Ahead of Launches
- Apple is working on first over-ear headphones, smaller HomePod
- Products from Sonos, Bose, Logitech pulled from online store
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Apple Inc. has stopped selling headphones and wireless speakers from rivals including Sonos Inc., Bose Corp. and Logitech International SA as the company gears up to launch its own new audio products.
The Cupertino, California-based technology giant has long sold third-party hardware on its website, one of the largest e-commerce operations in the world. All headphones and speakers from Bose, speakers from Logitech’s Ultimate Ears brand and Sonos’s latest smart speaker disappeared from Apple’s online store at the end of last month, according to checks by Bloomberg.