Bose products disappear from Apple website but Bose still selling Apple gear
Following a settlement agreement between Apple and Bose in which Bose said it intended to “dismiss and terminate” legal action alleging Apple subsidiary Beats Electronics violated five Bose patents on noise-canceling headphones, Apple apparently shoved Bose off the shelves of…
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its stores. Media reports Monday cited the absence of Bose products in Apple stores, and our scan of the online Apple shop found no Bose speakers or headphones. At the Bose website, meanwhile, an Apple search brought up numerous products designed to be paired with Apple gear. The OE2i audio headphones ($109.95) are listed with the Made for iPod logo and described as “For music & calls with iPod/iPhone." The Bose website also features four SoundDock products ($149-$299) designed to work with iPods or iPhones. Apple didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.