Sonos announced that it has laid off 200 folks in a letter posted to its website Wednesday. The information follows a 100-person layoff in August. Each rounds arrive within the wake of a disastrously botched replace to the Sonos app that alienated broad swaths of the premium audio {hardware} agency’s extraordinarily loyal fanbase.
The brand new letter is penned by Tom Conrad, who was the primary CTO of Pandora and was named interim CEO after Patrick Spence stepped down from the chief govt function in January. Conrad states that the corporate’s measurement has led to a breakdown in communication, writing, “One factor I’ve noticed first hand is that we’ve turn out to be mired in too many layers which have made collaboration and decision-making tougher than it must be.”
After delays, reports surfaced Tuesday that Sonos is readying the discharge of a set-top field/dwelling hub, codenamed “Pinewood.” At present in beta testing, the system is reportedly set for a 2025 launch, priced at between $200 and $400.