Is John Deere going to quit making their leaf blowers and weedeaters?

One of the local John Deere dealerships told me they were running low on weed eaters and blowers because John Deere was going to quit making them. Anyone know anything about this? I cant imagine them doing that.
John Deere purchased Homelite. Oftentimes homelite equipment says "by John Deere" on it. However, I do believe that Stihl is taking over for John Deere. That is what my local dealer said also. They also carry Shindaiwa tho too which I dont like.