It must be really interesting in those Sonos and Google joint product development meetings, where the parties meet to discuss their partnership on the Google assistant technology built into Sonos products. You see, in addition to this product partnership, both companies are ensnarled in a nasty round of lawsuits accusing each other of various patent violations – with tactics and rhetoric heating up as each fired new salvos at the other just this week. On Monday, Google sued Sonos. On Tuesday, Sonos sued Google. This is getting serious…
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Sonos Adds Top Microsoft Executive to Its Board of Directors
Sonos, Inc. (NASDAQ: SONO) announced this week that they are adding a new member to their Board of Directors. In fact, they even increased the size of the Board to make room for this new addition. The news surprised – and impressed – many market observers, as the person they are adding is Panos Panay, a top Microsoft Corp. executive. You see, if you are not familiar with Panay, there is something special about his background that makes him an intriguing addition to the Sonos Board.
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[Read more…] about Sonos Adds Top Microsoft Executive to Its Board of DirectorsKKR Exits Sonos Investment, Divests Its Last 14M Shares for $180M
In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday, KKR Stream Holdings LLC reported that it sold nearly 14 million shares of Sonos, Inc. stock (SONO:NASDAQ). The sale took place on Wednesday (June 17, 2020) and, according to their disclosure filed with the SEC, this sale takes them completely out of Sonos ownership, with zero shares remaining in its portfolio.
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[Read more…] about KKR Exits Sonos Investment, Divests Its Last 14M Shares for $180MSonos Hits Sour Note – Fiscal Q2 Sales Drop 17%, Losses Hit $52.3 Million
CEO Says Direct-to-Consumer Sales Were Big, Launching Three New Models
Sonos Inc. announced Wednesday the results of their fiscal second quarter, a quarter that CEO Patrick Spence called “challenging.” The company saw a double-digit sales decline of 17% to $175.1 million from $210.2 million in the same quarter in 2019. Worse, net losses more than doubled to $52.3 million – 129% worse than the net loss of $22.8 million in Q2 last year.
Still, Spence sounded upbeat in a letter to investors and says he is “confident that the actions we are taking today will set us up for long-term success and the continued tremendous opportunity ahead.”
Learn more about the sour Sonos results in Q2…
[Read more…] about Sonos Hits Sour Note – Fiscal Q2 Sales Drop 17%, Losses Hit $52.3 MillionSonos Reports Record Fiscal First Quarter 2020 Results
Sonos, Inc. this week reported a strong first quarter for their 2020 fiscal year. In fact, the company says it had a record quarter with strong revenue and profit gains.
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[Read more…] about Sonos Reports Record Fiscal First Quarter 2020 ResultsSonos Announces Record Fiscal 2019 Results; Acquires Snips
Sonos announced this week that it has acquired French AI voice control software maker Snips in a deal valued at $37.5 million. The company also released their Fiscal 2019 results in a letter to investors denoting a record year for the company – its first as a publicly traded one.
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[Read more…] about Sonos Announces Record Fiscal 2019 Results; Acquires SnipsGiving No Ground, Lenbrook Launches Robust Retaliation to Sonos Lawsuit
After receiving a stipulation allowing them more time to respond, Lenbrook Industries Ltd, and Lenbrook America, last week filed their response to the Sonos patent litigation they were hit with in June. It was a robust and smart response that clearly communicated that Lenbrook planned to give no ground in this dispute.
While perhaps not quite as audacious as the D&M response when they were first dealt the blow of litigation…Lenbrook offered a smart and savvy response that not only pushed back but seemingly undercuts many of Sonos’ core allegations..and patents.
Sonos v Lenbrook is heating up…who has the advantage?…
[Read more…] about Giving No Ground, Lenbrook Launches Robust Retaliation to Sonos LawsuitCEDIA 2019: Onkyo USA Says It Will Become a Retailer of Sonos, a Distributor Too
Onkyo USA announced this week that it will become a retailer of Sonos wireless music systems – selling the company’s wireless music systems on Onkyo USA’s website. The company also says it will distribute the brand nationally as well.
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[Read more…] about CEDIA 2019: Onkyo USA Says It Will Become a Retailer of Sonos, a Distributor TooCEDIA 2019 – SnapAV to Distribute Sonos Wireless Music Systems Nationally
SnapAV announced today that it will begin distributing Sonos wireless music systems beginning next month in October. The company says it will offer the entire line – including the Sonos Port, Sonos Move, and Sonos One SL – as part of its extensive assortment of gear targeted to the professional custom integrator.
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[Read more…] about CEDIA 2019 – SnapAV to Distribute Sonos Wireless Music Systems NationallySonos/IKEA Partnership Delivers SYMFONISK Lamp Speaker & Shelf Speaker
Formally announced back in April, Sonos has collaborated with IKEA on a line of products for which it has great expectations. The first products of this collaboration – a table lamp with speaker built-in, and a thin bookshelf speaker that sits on a shelf and LOOKS LIKE a book…are finally now available. Will IKEA fans turn out in droves to buy these new models?