Feedback made by Sonos and a not too long ago leaked inside e-mail counsel that Sonos is sort of able to enter the headphones market.
The multi-room audio specialist held its newest earnings name yesterday, revealing a troubling 5.5% drop in income. Sonos CEO Patrick Spence mentioned that the corporate’s huge hope for turning issues round will probably be “entry into a brand new multi-billion greenback class within the second half of the yr [2024] that can complement our present providing, delight prospects and drive rapid income”.
Whereas Spence didn’t say something particular about headphones, a subsequent Bloomberg report seems to present the sport away. An inside e-mail from Chief Product Officer Maxime Bouvat-Merlin has leaked, wherein the manager revealed {that a} devoted headphone workforce was working inside Sonos.
In fact, this isn’t remotely stunning. We’ve been listening to experiences of Sonos making ready to enter into the headphones enterprise for a number of years now, with varied specialist acquisitions and patent purposes confirming that Sonos has been investing in headphones experience.
These newest tidbits seem to counsel that the audio firm may very well be able to make its transfer ultimately.
The aforementioned leaked e-mail additionally revealed some extra troubling information from Sonos. Its main intention gave the impression to be to inform workers of impending job cuts and “a shift in product technique”. No exact job lower figures have been talked about, however workers are set to be notified imminently.
