What happened to Beats by Dre?

Beats were never the best-sounding or best-value headphones, but brilliant marketing and bass-heavy tuning made them a phenomenon before Apple let the brand fade.

Mentioned as one of the products Apple built using talent and technology taken from Beats; Apple is now the biggest earphone seller.

Mentioned as one of the products Apple built using Beats' engineers and ideas.

Mentioned as one of the products Apple built with resources taken from Beats.

Mentioned as Apple's recent pro headphones, which is why it never refreshed the Beats Pro.

Built on the foundations of Beats Music's recommendation engine and subscriber base.

Beats' own streaming service was good at helping people find new songs but was shut down after Apple copied its ideas.